2008 Wimbledon Championships

Betting scandal

Pigeon killing controversy

British performance

Men's & Women's Singles Players

• Men's Singles
  2008 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles
  Rafael Nadal defeated five-time defending Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer, in five sets to win his first Wimbledon title and fifth Grand Slam championship. It was the longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting four hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays. The event...
  
  

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  ESPRafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a former World No. 1 Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked #2. Nadal has won six Grand Slam singles titles, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles....  (2)		SUIRoger Federer Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. As of October 2009, he is ranked world number 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals , having previously held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks...  (1)
  Semifinals out
  RUSMarat Safin Marat Safin Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a former World No. 1 Russian ATP tennis player. He is the older brother of current World No. 2 WTA player Dinara Safina. They are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history to both achieve No. 1 rankings.Safin began his professional career in 1997, and held the No...		GERRainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player.He began playing tennis at the age of ten...
  Quarterfinals out
  CROM Ančić Mario Ancic Mario Ančić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. He has won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His highest international ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached No. 7 in singles...	ESPF López Feliciano López Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid....  (31)	FRAA Clément Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...	GBRA Murray (12)
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  AUSL Hewitt Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Glynn Hewitt is a professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1 ranked player, from Australia. In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked number one at age 20...  (20)	ESPF Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is currently the second-highest ranked Spanish tennis player, ranked number 9 in the world . Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...  (22)	SUIS Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. His career ranking high is #9, achieved on 9 June 2008.He considers clay his best surface, and the backhand his best shot...  (13)	CYPM Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis born June 17, 1985, Limassol is a Cypriot professional tennis player. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships and reached a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 8 on August 2006. As of October 2009, he is ranked No...  (10)
  SRBJ Tipsarević Janko Tipsarevic Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career high is #33, achieved on 12 May 2008.In his career, he has won two Futures and nine tournaments from ATP Challenger Series. Tipsarevic has also won the 2001 Australian Open junior title. He is currently ranked No...	CROM Čilić Marin Cilic Marin Čilić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. His career high ATP ranking is no. 13, achieved on May 18, 2009...	FRAR Gasquet Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He reached a career high of World Number 7 in July 2007 after making it to the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2007. Later that year, Gasquet qualified for the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup. He is currently the World No. 47.-Early years:Gasquet was born...  (8)	RUSM Youzhny Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny (Russian: (mixaˈil ˈjuʒnɨj) born 25 June 1982, in Moscow, USSR (now Russia), is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style....  (17)
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  FRAM Gicquel Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel is a professional male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 1999.-Tennis career:...	ITAS Bolelli Simone Bolelli Simone Bolelli is a professional Italian tennis player.- 2003 :In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospisil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi, losing to Galo Blanco in the...	CZET Berdych Tomáš Berdych Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:At the 2005 Paris Masters he won his first career ATP Masters Series title...  (11)	ESPD Ferrer David Ferrer David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain. He turned professional in 2000....  (5)
  ITAA Seppi Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from the province of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol-Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hardcourts his favourite surface. He is coached by Massimo Sartori...  (29)	GERM Zverev Mischa Zverev Michael "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Hamburg, Germany and represents Germany internationally...	GERS Stadler Simon Stadler Simon Stadler is a left-handed, German tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #144 in July, 2008 and his career-high doubles ranking of #249 in January, 2003.- Juniors career :...	USAB Reynolds Bobby Reynolds Robert "Bobby" Thomas Reynolds in Cape Cod, Massachusetts) is an American professional tennis player who resides in Acworth, Georgia.-Early life:...
  RUSD Tursunov Dmitry Tursunov Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he moved to live in the United States, where he has lived ever since, to further his prospects of becoming a professional player.Tursunov is an offensive baseliner with excellent groundstrokes from...  (25)	ESPG García-López	FRAP-H Mathieu Paul-Henri Mathieu {{TennisEventInfo|2008|Wimbledon Championships| | date=June 23 – July 6 | edition=122nd | location=SW19, Wimbledon Wimbledon, London Wimbledon is a suburb in south west London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located from Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London... , London London []London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands... | category=Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) The four Grand Slam tournaments, also called the Majors, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, and public attention. They are: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open...  (ITF) | champms=ESP Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a former World No. 1 Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked #2. Nadal has won six Grand Slam singles titles, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles.... | champws=USA Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate occasions; as of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 4... | champmd=CAN Daniel Nestor Daniel Nestor Daniel Mark Nestor is a Serbian-Canadian tennis player from the Toronto, Ontario, area....  / SRB Nenad Zimonjić Nenad Zimonjic Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 2 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis player from Serbia to hold the highest doubles ranking, after Slobodan Živojinović... | champwd=USA Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and current World No. 1. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on four separate occasions...  / USA Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate occasions; as of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 4... | champxd=USA Bob Bryan Bob Bryan Robert Charles Bryan was born on April 29, 1978, in Camarillo, California and is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has been a World No. 1 doubles player for the last several years. He has won thirteen Grand Slam titles, including seven in men's doubles...  / AUS Samantha Stosur Samantha Stosur Samantha Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 on WTA Tour in doubles, together with Lisa Raymond from the United States. As of October 19, 2009, Stosur is ranked No. 13 in singles and No... | champbs=BUL Grigor Dimitrov Grigor Dimitrov Grigor Dimitrov is a tennis player from Bulgaria. His career high rank was #255, achieved on September 15, 2009.-Junior career:... | champgs=GBR Laura Robson Laura Robson Laura Robson is a British tennis player. Born in Australia, she moved to the UK at an early age and first gained a British passport in early 2008.... | champbd=TPE Cheng-peng Hsieh / TPE Tsung-hua Yang | champgd=SLO Polona Hercog Polona Hercog Polona Hercog is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Her highest singles ranking was No. 72, which she achieved on October 12, 2009. Her highest doubles ranking has been No. 157, a ranking she reached on September 22, 2008...  / AUS Jessica Moore Jessica Moore (tennis) Jessica Moore is an Australian professional tennis player. Formerly coached by Milo Bradley, Moore works with the Australian Institute of Sport. Her preferred surface is grass.-Career:... | champml=USA Donald Johnson Donald Johnson Donald James "Don" Johnson is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 2002. Although born in Bethlehem, PA he was raised and learned the sport of tennis in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania...  / USA Jared Palmer Jared Palmer Jared Eiseley Palmer is a professional tennis player who won 28 professional doubles titles and one singles title in his career on the ATP Tour. He also won four double titles on the challenger's circuit... | champwl=CZE Jana Novotná Jana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career...  / USA Kathy Rinaldi Kathy Rinaldi Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel is a former professional tennis player from the United States, who retired in September 1997. She won three singles and two doubles titles during her career on the WTA Tour... | champsl=USA Ken Flach Ken Flach Kenneth Eliot "Ken" Flach is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles...  / USA Robert Seguso Robert Seguso Robert Arthur Seguso is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the World No... | champwcmd=NED Robin Ammerlaan Robin Ammerlaan Robin Ammerlaan is a professional, former world number one in singles and doubles, wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands. Ammerlaan is also champion of many grand slam titles since 2000. The right-handed player's favorite surface is carpet, and he is coached by Gert Bolk. His wheelchair is...  / NED Ronald Vink Ronald Vink Ronald Vink is a professional wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands. He specializes in doubles but also plays singles. He represented his country at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where he competed in singles and doubles... }} The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis Tennis Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court....  tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is generally considered the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon since 1877... , and the third Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) The four Grand Slam tournaments, also called the Majors, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, and public attention. They are: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open...  event of the year. It took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , also known as the All-England Club, based at Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass...  in Wimbledon, London Wimbledon, London Wimbledon is a suburb in south west London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located from Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands... , from June 23 through July 6, 2008. Spanish Spanish people Spanish people or Spaniards constitute the nationality and ethnic group of natives of Spain, a European country in the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. The Spanish nationality is in essence made up of regional nationalities, reflecting the complex history of Spain...  player Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a former World No. 1 Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked #2. Nadal has won six Grand Slam singles titles, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles....  won the first Wimbledon title of his career; the first Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) The four Grand Slam tournaments, also called the Majors, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, and public attention. They are: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open...  tournament he had won other than the French Open. Nadal defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. As of October 2009, he is ranked world number 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals , having previously held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks...  in the final in what some regard as one of the greatest matches of all time. In the women's singles, Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate occasions; as of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 4...  claimed her fifth title, and first win over her sister Serena Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and current World No. 1. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on four separate occasions...  in a Wimbledon final (she had lost the previous two). The performances of Britons Andy Murray in the men's singles and Laura Robson Laura Robson Laura Robson is a British tennis player. Born in Australia, she moved to the UK at an early age and first gained a British passport in early 2008....  in the girls' singles were able to arouse significant interest from the home crowd. Following the completion of the 2007 Championships, the new fixed roof was put in place, in time for the 2008 Championships. The retractable section of the new roof was completed for the 2009 Championships. Betting scandal There were allegations in a dossier that several matches, including eight at Wimbledon, were under suspicion of being fixed Match fixing In organized sports, match fixing or game fixing occurs when a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. Where the sporting competition in question is a race then the incident is referred to as race fixing. Games that...  by professional gambling syndicates after bookmakers noted unexpected spikes in betting patterns. The dossier, released on the Sunday prior to the first day of play, had been commissioned by the Association of Tennis Professionals Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour...  (ATP), Women's Tennis Association Women's Tennis Association The Women's Tennis Association, formed in 1973, is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It organizes the WTA Tour, the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, which has for sponsorship reasons been known since 2005 as The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour...  (WTA), International Tennis Federation International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...  (ITF), and four Grand Slams earlier in the year, and was compiled by bookmakers. An official said, "If you look at a tournament, you might see one match for £23,000 [in betting turnover], one for £27,000, one for £36,000 and one for £4.5m. It doesn’t take a genius to work out that something is going on in the last one." Betting on Wimbledon matches was popular in 2007, with over £420m wagered on bets. To help deal with any potential gambling problems, the All England Club restricted access to player's changing rooms this year, allowing only the player and their coach permission. It was hoped that this would make communication between gamblers and players more difficult. Match fixing became a prominent issue in the media after the 2007 Orange Prokom Open 2007 Orange Prokom Open The 2007 Orange Prokom Open was the tenth edition of this tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts. The tournament was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour... , where the then World No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semi-finals, which he has done on four occasions - twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open...  came under suspicion of colluding with gamblers, and gambling company Betfair Betfair Betfair is the world's largest Internet betting exchange. The company is based in Hammersmith in West London, England.Since Betfair was launched in June 2000 it has become the largest online betting company in the UK and the largest bet exchange in the world...  took the unprecedented step of voiding all bets on a match of his with Martín Vassallo Argüello Martín Vassallo Argüello Martin Vassallo Argüello is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #47 .He turned pro in 1999... . Pigeon killing controversy The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , also known as the All-England Club, based at Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass... , the sport club that plays host to the Championships, came under fire from animal activists for using marksmen Marksmen The Marksmen were an American singing quartet in the late 1950s specializing in spiritual and country music. The group was known from about 1954 to 1957 as The Foggy River Boys, the successor to the original quartet which used that name in the 1940s but later became known as The...  to shoot down dive-bombing pigeons. The marksmen were ordered to use hawk Hawk The term hawk can be used in several ways:* In strict usage in Europe and Asia, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks,... s to scare them away, but when some failed to do so, the marksmen killed them, which led to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. With two million members and supporters worldwide, it claims the status of the largest animal rights group in the world...  (PETA) group releasing a statement admonishing the practice and subsequently, referring to the Animal Welfare Act 2006, contacting the Metropolitan Police Metropolitan police Metropolitan police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force... . Several players complained about the pigeons distracting them during play, and because of the inefficient nature of the hawks, rapid action was sought on the Sunday evening before the tournament began. The marksmen were hired by the All England Club and, armed with rifle Rifle A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the... s, shot several birds. When the media broke the story on Monday, a spokesman for the All England Club defended the club's approach, saying that, "The hawks are our first line of deterrent, and by and large they do the job. But unfortunately there were one or two areas where the hawks didn't deter the pigeons, so it was deemed necessary to take a harder approach." By Tuesday however, the Metropolitan Police wildlife crime unit had been alerted to the practice by PETA, after allegedly infringing the Animal Welfare Act Animal Welfare Act The Animal Welfare Act was signed into law in 1966. It is the only Federal law in the United States that regulates the treatment of animals in research, exhibition, transport, and by dealers...  2006. Bruce Friedrich Bruce Friedrich Bruce Friedrich is the Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals .... , vice-president of PETA, wrote in a letter to the All England Club chairman Tim Phillips, that the birds did not represent "a demonstrable risk to public health and safety", and the activity was therefore in violation of the Act. A Wimbledon spokesperson subsequently announced that they had reneged on their policy, and that the All England Club would no longer shoot pigeons. A similar, but more inconspicuous, incident also occurred on the Sunday evening before the Championships. A swarm of bees descended upon the area surrounding the All England Club; this caused the clearing out of the players' lawn (where competitors gather after play) and a temporary cessation of some interviews. Further disruption was caused because organizers had to alter the overnight queuing system, in order to protect people. This was the first time that bees had caused disruptions at the All England Club. Some media outlets reported that the bees deserted the grounds after around 90 minutes, whilst others claimed that a similar resolution to the pigeon problem was sought, with the bees being professionally exterminated. British performance The British public were left with some palpable success, as London-based Laura Robson Laura Robson Laura Robson is a British tennis player. Born in Australia, she moved to the UK at an early age and first gained a British passport in early 2008....  became the first British girl to win the Girls' juniors competition since Annabel Croft Annabel Croft Annabel Croft is a former professional tennis player and current television presenter.Since retiring from tennis, she has turned to television presenting, with such shows as Treasure Hunt and Interceptor...  in 1984 1984 Wimbledon Championships List of the 1984 Wimbledon champions:-Men's singles: John McEnroe def. Jimmy Connors, 6–1, 6–1, 6–2*It was McEnroe's 8th title of the year, and his 54th overall. It was his 6th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd Wimbledon title.-Women's singles: Martina Navrátilová def... . Robson, aged 14 and the youngest player in the Girls' juniors, had to beat players aged up to 18, the maximum age allowed for entry in to the juniors. She garnered considerable media attention, and, with a large crowd gathered to watch both her semi-final and final matches (the latter of which was on Court One), she called it an "overwhelming experience." British based gambling company Ladbrokes Ladbrokes Ladbrokes plc is a British based gambling company. It is based in Rayners Lane in Harrow, London. From 14 May 1999 to 23 February 2006, when it owned the Hilton hotel brand outside the United States, it was known as Hilton Group plc...  slashed her odds of winning Wimbledon before 2020 from 50/1 to 20/1. In the seniors, 2007 mixed doubles champion Jamie Murray Jamie Murray Jamie Murray was a cast member on MTV's reality television series, The Real World: New Orleans during the Spring of 2000.-Real World:After The Real World, Murray reappeared on several of MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge seasons: Extreme Challenge , Battle of the Sexes , and The Gauntlet II...  could not replicate his triumph of the previous year 2007 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles The mixed doubles event at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships was held over six rounds of competition. The final took place on July 8 with unseeded pair Jamie Murray and Jelena Janković defeating fifth-seeds Jonas Björkman and Alicia Molik in three sets...  with new partner Liezel Huber Liezel Huber Liezel Huber is a tennis player from South Africa who competes for, resides in, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. Huber has won the women's doubles title in Wimbledon in 2005 and the Australian Open in 2007 with partner Cara Black. As of November 12, 2007, she is the co-World No...  after his 2007 partner, Jelena Janković Jelena Janković Jelena Janković is a Serbian professional tennis player former World No. 1-Career:Janković learned her first tennis skills in Tennis Club 'Red Star'. As a nine-and-a-half year old she was introduced to tennis by her elder brother and fitness coach Marko. She was later trained at the Tennis Academy... , opted not to play in order to concentrate on the singles competition. Murray & Huber were able to reach the semifinals. In the seniors singles competition Scot Scot A Scot is a member of an ethnic group indigenous to Scotland.Scot may also refer to:People with the given name Scot:* Scot Brantley , American football linebacker* Scot Breithaupt , American cyclist...  Andy Murray made the most significant impact, becoming the first Brit since Tim Henman Tim Henman Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is an retired professional tennis player. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Men's...  in 2004 2004 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick 4-6 7-5 7-6 6-4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...  to reach the quarterfinals. Murray, often castigated in the British media for his surly manner, won the crowd's affections with his five-set victory over Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He reached a career high of World Number 7 in July 2007 after making it to the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2007. Later that year, Gasquet qualified for the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup. He is currently the World No. 47.-Early years:Gasquet was born...  (for further details on this match, see the Day 7 summary). In the UK, the Murray-Gasquet match was watched by over 10m people, and in his native Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...  more than 50% of the potential viewing public watched the match. Chris Eaton Chris Eaton (tennis) Christopher Philip Eaton is an English tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #319 in June, 2009 and his career-high doubles ranking of #365 in February, 2009 and is the current British #7...  from Surrey Surrey Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford... , the ATP Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour...  No. 661, began his campaign in qualifying, succeeded in doing so, and then beat ATP No. 114 Boris Pašanski Boris Pašanski Boris Pašanski is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on November 3, 1982.... , causing a huge surprise. No British women made it beyond the second round, although Anne Keothavong was the first British woman to directly qualify to the main draw since 1998. Men's & Women's Singles Players {{MultiCol}} Men's Singles 2008 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Rafael Nadal defeated five-time defending Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer, in five sets to win his first Wimbledon title and fifth Grand Slam championship. It was the longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting four hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays. The event... Champion Runner-up ESPRafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a former World No. 1 Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked #2. Nadal has won six Grand Slam singles titles, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles....  (2) SUIRoger Federer Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. As of October 2009, he is ranked world number 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals , having previously held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks...  (1) Semifinals out RUSMarat Safin Marat Safin Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a former World No. 1 Russian ATP tennis player. He is the older brother of current World No. 2 WTA player Dinara Safina. They are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history to both achieve No. 1 rankings.Safin began his professional career in 1997, and held the No... GERRainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player.He began playing tennis at the age of ten... Quarterfinals out CROM Ančić Mario Ancic Mario Ančić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. He has won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His highest international ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached No. 7 in singles... ESPF López Feliciano López Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid....  (31) FRAA Clément Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland... GBRA Murray (12) 4th Round out AUSL Hewitt Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Glynn Hewitt is a professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1 ranked player, from Australia. In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked number one at age 20...  (20) ESPF Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is currently the second-highest ranked Spanish tennis player, ranked number 9 in the world . Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...  (22) SUIS Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. His career ranking high is #9, achieved on 9 June 2008.He considers clay his best surface, and the backhand his best shot...  (13) CYPM Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis born June 17, 1985, Limassol is a Cypriot professional tennis player. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships and reached a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 8 on August 2006. As of October 2009, he is ranked No...  (10) SRBJ Tipsarević Janko Tipsarevic Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career high is #33, achieved on 12 May 2008.In his career, he has won two Futures and nine tournaments from ATP Challenger Series. Tipsarevic has also won the 2001 Australian Open junior title. He is currently ranked No... CROM Čilić Marin Cilic Marin Čilić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. His career high ATP ranking is no. 13, achieved on May 18, 2009... FRAR Gasquet Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He reached a career high of World Number 7 in July 2007 after making it to the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2007. Later that year, Gasquet qualified for the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup. He is currently the World No. 47.-Early years:Gasquet was born...  (8) RUSM Youzhny Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny (Russian: (mixaˈil ˈjuʒnɨj) born 25 June 1982, in Moscow, USSR (now Russia), is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style....  (17) 3rd Round out FRAM Gicquel Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel is a professional male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 1999.-Tennis career:... ITAS Bolelli Simone Bolelli Simone Bolelli is a professional Italian tennis player.- 2003 :In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospisil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi, losing to Galo Blanco in the... CZET Berdych Tomáš Berdych Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:At the 2005 Paris Masters he won his first career ATP Masters Series title...  (11) ESPD Ferrer David Ferrer David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain. He turned professional in 2000....  (5) ITAA Seppi Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from the province of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol-Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hardcourts his favourite surface. He is coached by Massimo Sartori...  (29) GERM Zverev Mischa Zverev Michael "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Hamburg, Germany and represents Germany internationally... GERS Stadler Simon Stadler Simon Stadler is a left-handed, German tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #144 in July, 2008 and his career-high doubles ranking of #249 in January, 2003.- Juniors career :... USAB Reynolds Bobby Reynolds Robert "Bobby" Thomas Reynolds in Cape Cod, Massachusetts) is an American professional tennis player who resides in Acworth, Georgia.-Early life:... RUSD Tursunov Dmitry Tursunov Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he moved to live in the United States, where he has lived ever since, to further his prospects of becoming a professional player.Tursunov is an offensive baseliner with excellent groundstrokes from...  (25) ESPG García-López FRAP-H Mathieu Paul-Henri Mathieu {{BLP unsourced section|date=May 2009}}{{BLP unsourced section|date=May 2009}} {{TennisEventInfo|2008|Wimbledon Championships| | date=June 23 – July 6 | edition=122nd | location=SW19, Wimbledon Wimbledon, London Wimbledon is a suburb in south west London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located from Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London... , London London []London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands... | category=Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) The four Grand Slam tournaments, also called the Majors, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, and public attention. They are: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open...  (ITF) | champms=ESP Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a former World No. 1 Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked #2. Nadal has won six Grand Slam singles titles, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles.... | champws=USA Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate occasions; as of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 4... | champmd=CAN Daniel Nestor Daniel Nestor Daniel Mark Nestor is a Serbian-Canadian tennis player from the Toronto, Ontario, area....  / SRB Nenad Zimonjić Nenad Zimonjic Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 2 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis player from Serbia to hold the highest doubles ranking, after Slobodan Živojinović... | champwd=USA Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and current World No. 1. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on four separate occasions...  / USA Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate occasions; as of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 4... | champxd=USA Bob Bryan Bob Bryan Robert Charles Bryan was born on April 29, 1978, in Camarillo, California and is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has been a World No. 1 doubles player for the last several years. He has won thirteen Grand Slam titles, including seven in men's doubles...  / AUS Samantha Stosur Samantha Stosur Samantha Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 on WTA Tour in doubles, together with Lisa Raymond from the United States. As of October 19, 2009, Stosur is ranked No. 13 in singles and No... | champbs=BUL Grigor Dimitrov Grigor Dimitrov Grigor Dimitrov is a tennis player from Bulgaria. His career high rank was #255, achieved on September 15, 2009.-Junior career:... | champgs=GBR Laura Robson Laura Robson Laura Robson is a British tennis player. Born in Australia, she moved to the UK at an early age and first gained a British passport in early 2008.... | champbd=TPE Cheng-peng Hsieh / TPE Tsung-hua Yang | champgd=SLO Polona Hercog Polona Hercog Polona Hercog is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Her highest singles ranking was No. 72, which she achieved on October 12, 2009. Her highest doubles ranking has been No. 157, a ranking she reached on September 22, 2008...  / AUS Jessica Moore Jessica Moore (tennis) Jessica Moore is an Australian professional tennis player. Formerly coached by Milo Bradley, Moore works with the Australian Institute of Sport. Her preferred surface is grass.-Career:... | champml=USA Donald Johnson Donald Johnson Donald James "Don" Johnson is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 2002. Although born in Bethlehem, PA he was raised and learned the sport of tennis in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania...  / USA Jared Palmer Jared Palmer Jared Eiseley Palmer is a professional tennis player who won 28 professional doubles titles and one singles title in his career on the ATP Tour. He also won four double titles on the challenger's circuit... | champwl=CZE Jana Novotná Jana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career...  / USA Kathy Rinaldi Kathy Rinaldi Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel is a former professional tennis player from the United States, who retired in September 1997. She won three singles and two doubles titles during her career on the WTA Tour... | champsl=USA Ken Flach Ken Flach Kenneth Eliot "Ken" Flach is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles...  / USA Robert Seguso Robert Seguso Robert Arthur Seguso is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the World No... | champwcmd=NED Robin Ammerlaan Robin Ammerlaan Robin Ammerlaan is a professional, former world number one in singles and doubles, wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands. Ammerlaan is also champion of many grand slam titles since 2000. The right-handed player's favorite surface is carpet, and he is coached by Gert Bolk. His wheelchair is...  / NED Ronald Vink Ronald Vink Ronald Vink is a professional wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands. He specializes in doubles but also plays singles. He represented his country at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where he competed in singles and doubles... }} The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis Tennis Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court....  tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is generally considered the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon since 1877... , and the third Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) The four Grand Slam tournaments, also called the Majors, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, and public attention. They are: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open...  event of the year. It took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , also known as the All-England Club, based at Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass...  in Wimbledon, London Wimbledon, London Wimbledon is a suburb in south west London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located from Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands... , from June 23 through July 6, 2008. Spanish Spanish people Spanish people or Spaniards constitute the nationality and ethnic group of natives of Spain, a European country in the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. The Spanish nationality is in essence made up of regional nationalities, reflecting the complex history of Spain...  player Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a former World No. 1 Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked #2. Nadal has won six Grand Slam singles titles, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles....  won the first Wimbledon title of his career; the first Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) The four Grand Slam tournaments, also called the Majors, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, and public attention. They are: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open...  tournament he had won other than the French Open. Nadal defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. As of October 2009, he is ranked world number 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals , having previously held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks...  in the final in what some regard as one of the greatest matches of all time. In the women's singles, Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate occasions; as of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 4...  claimed her fifth title, and first win over her sister Serena Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and current World No. 1. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on four separate occasions...  in a Wimbledon final (she had lost the previous two). The performances of Britons Andy Murray in the men's singles and Laura Robson Laura Robson Laura Robson is a British tennis player. Born in Australia, she moved to the UK at an early age and first gained a British passport in early 2008....  in the girls' singles were able to arouse significant interest from the home crowd. Following the completion of the 2007 Championships, the new fixed roof was put in place, in time for the 2008 Championships. The retractable section of the new roof was completed for the 2009 Championships. Betting scandal There were allegations in a dossier that several matches, including eight at Wimbledon, were under suspicion of being fixed Match fixing In organized sports, match fixing or game fixing occurs when a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. Where the sporting competition in question is a race then the incident is referred to as race fixing. Games that...  by professional gambling syndicates after bookmakers noted unexpected spikes in betting patterns. The dossier, released on the Sunday prior to the first day of play, had been commissioned by the Association of Tennis Professionals Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour...  (ATP), Women's Tennis Association Women's Tennis Association The Women's Tennis Association, formed in 1973, is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It organizes the WTA Tour, the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, which has for sponsorship reasons been known since 2005 as The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour...  (WTA), International Tennis Federation International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...  (ITF), and four Grand Slams earlier in the year, and was compiled by bookmakers. An official said, "If you look at a tournament, you might see one match for £23,000 [in betting turnover], one for £27,000, one for £36,000 and one for £4.5m. It doesn’t take a genius to work out that something is going on in the last one." Betting on Wimbledon matches was popular in 2007, with over £420m wagered on bets. To help deal with any potential gambling problems, the All England Club restricted access to player's changing rooms this year, allowing only the player and their coach permission. It was hoped that this would make communication between gamblers and players more difficult. Match fixing became a prominent issue in the media after the 2007 Orange Prokom Open 2007 Orange Prokom Open The 2007 Orange Prokom Open was the tenth edition of this tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts. The tournament was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour... , where the then World No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semi-finals, which he has done on four occasions - twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open...  came under suspicion of colluding with gamblers, and gambling company Betfair Betfair Betfair is the world's largest Internet betting exchange. The company is based in Hammersmith in West London, England.Since Betfair was launched in June 2000 it has become the largest online betting company in the UK and the largest bet exchange in the world...  took the unprecedented step of voiding all bets on a match of his with Martín Vassallo Argüello Martín Vassallo Argüello Martin Vassallo Argüello is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #47 .He turned pro in 1999... . Pigeon killing controversy The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , also known as the All-England Club, based at Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass... , the sport club that plays host to the Championships, came under fire from animal activists for using marksmen Marksmen The Marksmen were an American singing quartet in the late 1950s specializing in spiritual and country music. The group was known from about 1954 to 1957 as The Foggy River Boys, the successor to the original quartet which used that name in the 1940s but later became known as The...  to shoot down dive-bombing pigeons. The marksmen were ordered to use hawk Hawk The term hawk can be used in several ways:* In strict usage in Europe and Asia, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks,... s to scare them away, but when some failed to do so, the marksmen killed them, which led to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. With two million members and supporters worldwide, it claims the status of the largest animal rights group in the world...  (PETA) group releasing a statement admonishing the practice and subsequently, referring to the Animal Welfare Act 2006, contacting the Metropolitan Police Metropolitan police Metropolitan police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force... . Several players complained about the pigeons distracting them during play, and because of the inefficient nature of the hawks, rapid action was sought on the Sunday evening before the tournament began. The marksmen were hired by the All England Club and, armed with rifle Rifle A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the... s, shot several birds. When the media broke the story on Monday, a spokesman for the All England Club defended the club's approach, saying that, "The hawks are our first line of deterrent, and by and large they do the job. But unfortunately there were one or two areas where the hawks didn't deter the pigeons, so it was deemed necessary to take a harder approach." By Tuesday however, the Metropolitan Police wildlife crime unit had been alerted to the practice by PETA, after allegedly infringing the Animal Welfare Act Animal Welfare Act The Animal Welfare Act was signed into law in 1966. It is the only Federal law in the United States that regulates the treatment of animals in research, exhibition, transport, and by dealers...  2006. Bruce Friedrich Bruce Friedrich Bruce Friedrich is the Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals .... , vice-president of PETA, wrote in a letter to the All England Club chairman Tim Phillips, that the birds did not represent "a demonstrable risk to public health and safety", and the activity was therefore in violation of the Act. A Wimbledon spokesperson subsequently announced that they had reneged on their policy, and that the All England Club would no longer shoot pigeons. A similar, but more inconspicuous, incident also occurred on the Sunday evening before the Championships. A swarm of bees descended upon the area surrounding the All England Club; this caused the clearing out of the players' lawn (where competitors gather after play) and a temporary cessation of some interviews. Further disruption was caused because organizers had to alter the overnight queuing system, in order to protect people. This was the first time that bees had caused disruptions at the All England Club. Some media outlets reported that the bees deserted the grounds after around 90 minutes, whilst others claimed that a similar resolution to the pigeon problem was sought, with the bees being professionally exterminated. British performance The British public were left with some palpable success, as London-based Laura Robson Laura Robson Laura Robson is a British tennis player. Born in Australia, she moved to the UK at an early age and first gained a British passport in early 2008....  became the first British girl to win the Girls' juniors competition since Annabel Croft Annabel Croft Annabel Croft is a former professional tennis player and current television presenter.Since retiring from tennis, she has turned to television presenting, with such shows as Treasure Hunt and Interceptor...  in 1984 1984 Wimbledon Championships List of the 1984 Wimbledon champions:-Men's singles: John McEnroe def. Jimmy Connors, 6–1, 6–1, 6–2*It was McEnroe's 8th title of the year, and his 54th overall. It was his 6th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd Wimbledon title.-Women's singles: Martina Navrátilová def... . Robson, aged 14 and the youngest player in the Girls' juniors, had to beat players aged up to 18, the maximum age allowed for entry in to the juniors. She garnered considerable media attention, and, with a large crowd gathered to watch both her semi-final and final matches (the latter of which was on Court One), she called it an "overwhelming experience." British based gambling company Ladbrokes Ladbrokes Ladbrokes plc is a British based gambling company. It is based in Rayners Lane in Harrow, London. From 14 May 1999 to 23 February 2006, when it owned the Hilton hotel brand outside the United States, it was known as Hilton Group plc...  slashed her odds of winning Wimbledon before 2020 from 50/1 to 20/1. In the seniors, 2007 mixed doubles champion Jamie Murray Jamie Murray Jamie Murray was a cast member on MTV's reality television series, The Real World: New Orleans during the Spring of 2000.-Real World:After The Real World, Murray reappeared on several of MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge seasons: Extreme Challenge , Battle of the Sexes , and The Gauntlet II...  could not replicate his triumph of the previous year 2007 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles The mixed doubles event at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships was held over six rounds of competition. The final took place on July 8 with unseeded pair Jamie Murray and Jelena Janković defeating fifth-seeds Jonas Björkman and Alicia Molik in three sets...  with new partner Liezel Huber Liezel Huber Liezel Huber is a tennis player from South Africa who competes for, resides in, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. Huber has won the women's doubles title in Wimbledon in 2005 and the Australian Open in 2007 with partner Cara Black. As of November 12, 2007, she is the co-World No...  after his 2007 partner, Jelena Janković Jelena Janković Jelena Janković is a Serbian professional tennis player former World No. 1-Career:Janković learned her first tennis skills in Tennis Club 'Red Star'. As a nine-and-a-half year old she was introduced to tennis by her elder brother and fitness coach Marko. She was later trained at the Tennis Academy... , opted not to play in order to concentrate on the singles competition. Murray & Huber were able to reach the semifinals. In the seniors singles competition Scot Scot A Scot is a member of an ethnic group indigenous to Scotland.Scot may also refer to:People with the given name Scot:* Scot Brantley , American football linebacker* Scot Breithaupt , American cyclist...  Andy Murray made the most significant impact, becoming the first Brit since Tim Henman Tim Henman Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is an retired professional tennis player. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Men's...  in 2004 2004 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick 4-6 7-5 7-6 6-4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...  to reach the quarterfinals. Murray, often castigated in the British media for his surly manner, won the crowd's affections with his five-set victory over Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He reached a career high of World Number 7 in July 2007 after making it to the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2007. Later that year, Gasquet qualified for the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup. He is currently the World No. 47.-Early years:Gasquet was born...  (for further details on this match, see the Day 7 summary). In the UK, the Murray-Gasquet match was watched by over 10m people, and in his native Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...  more than 50% of the potential viewing public watched the match. Chris Eaton Chris Eaton (tennis) Christopher Philip Eaton is an English tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #319 in June, 2009 and his career-high doubles ranking of #365 in February, 2009 and is the current British #7...  from Surrey Surrey Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford... , the ATP Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour...  No. 661, began his campaign in qualifying, succeeded in doing so, and then beat ATP No. 114 Boris Pašanski Boris Pašanski Boris Pašanski is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on November 3, 1982.... , causing a huge surprise. No British women made it beyond the second round, although Anne Keothavong was the first British woman to directly qualify to the main draw since 1998. Men's & Women's Singles Players {{MultiCol}} Men's Singles 2008 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Rafael Nadal defeated five-time defending Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer, in five sets to win his first Wimbledon title and fifth Grand Slam championship. It was the longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting four hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays. The event... Champion Runner-up ESPRafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a former World No. 1 Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked #2. Nadal has won six Grand Slam singles titles, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles....  (2) SUIRoger Federer Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. As of October 2009, he is ranked world number 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals , having previously held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks...  (1) Semifinals out RUSMarat Safin Marat Safin Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a former World No. 1 Russian ATP tennis player. He is the older brother of current World No. 2 WTA player Dinara Safina. They are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history to both achieve No. 1 rankings.Safin began his professional career in 1997, and held the No... GERRainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player.He began playing tennis at the age of ten... Quarterfinals out CROM Ančić Mario Ancic Mario Ančić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. He has won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His highest international ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached No. 7 in singles... ESPF López Feliciano López Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid....  (31) FRAA Clément Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland... GBRA Murray (12) 4th Round out AUSL Hewitt Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Glynn Hewitt is a professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1 ranked player, from Australia. In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked number one at age 20...  (20) ESPF Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is currently the second-highest ranked Spanish tennis player, ranked number 9 in the world . Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...  (22) SUIS Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. His career ranking high is #9, achieved on 9 June 2008.He considers clay his best surface, and the backhand his best shot...  (13) CYPM Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis born June 17, 1985, Limassol is a Cypriot professional tennis player. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships and reached a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 8 on August 2006. As of October 2009, he is ranked No...  (10) SRBJ Tipsarević Janko Tipsarevic Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career high is #33, achieved on 12 May 2008.In his career, he has won two Futures and nine tournaments from ATP Challenger Series. Tipsarevic has also won the 2001 Australian Open junior title. He is currently ranked No... CROM Čilić Marin Cilic Marin Čilić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. His career high ATP ranking is no. 13, achieved on May 18, 2009... FRAR Gasquet Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He reached a career high of World Number 7 in July 2007 after making it to the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2007. Later that year, Gasquet qualified for the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup. He is currently the World No. 47.-Early years:Gasquet was born...  (8) RUSM Youzhny Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny (Russian: (mixaˈil ˈjuʒnɨj) born 25 June 1982, in Moscow, USSR (now Russia), is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style....  (17) 3rd Round out FRAM Gicquel Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel is a professional male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 1999.-Tennis career:... ITAS Bolelli Simone Bolelli Simone Bolelli is a professional Italian tennis player.- 2003 :In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospisil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi, losing to Galo Blanco in the... CZET Berdych Tomáš Berdych Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:At the 2005 Paris Masters he won his first career ATP Masters Series title...  (11) ESPD Ferrer David Ferrer David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain. He turned professional in 2000....  (5) ITAA Seppi Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from the province of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol-Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hardcourts his favourite surface. He is coached by Massimo Sartori...  (29) GERM Zverev Mischa Zverev Michael "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Hamburg, Germany and represents Germany internationally... GERS Stadler Simon Stadler Simon Stadler is a left-handed, German tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #144 in July, 2008 and his career-high doubles ranking of #249 in January, 2003.- Juniors career :... USAB Reynolds Bobby Reynolds Robert "Bobby" Thomas Reynolds in Cape Cod, Massachusetts) is an American professional tennis player who resides in Acworth, Georgia.-Early life:... RUSD Tursunov Dmitry Tursunov Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he moved to live in the United States, where he has lived ever since, to further his prospects of becoming a professional player.Tursunov is an offensive baseliner with excellent groundstrokes from...  (25) ESPG García-López FRAP-H Mathieu Paul-Henri Mathieu {{BLP unsourced section|date=May 2009}}{{BLP unsourced section|date=May 2009}}{{mbox| type = content| image = | text = This needs to be updated. {{#if:|Parts of this are no longer up to date...  (14) AUTJ Melzer Jürgen Melzer Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 26 on 18 May 2009, and a doubles ranking of No... FRAG Simon Gilles Simon Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player. He is a six time winner on the ATP Tour. He is currently the second best French player, behind Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and the 10th ranked player in the world...  (28) GERT Haas Tommy Haas Thomas Mario "Tommy" Haas is a German professional tennis player who reached a career-high ranking of World No.2 on May 13, 2002.- Playing Style :... CZER Štěpánek Radek Štepánek Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1996. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...  (16) GERN Kiefer Nicolas Kiefer Nicolas Kiefer , is a German tennis player. His mother, Nicole, is French. He won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Tennis career:...  (27) 2nd Round out SWER Söderling Robin Söderling Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden. Söderling is the first and only tennis player to defeat Rafael Nadal in the French Open. Though he would go on to lose in the final to Roger Federer, he completed the strongest performance in a Grand Slam event of his career... SRBI Bozoljac Ilija Bozoljac Ilija Bozoljac or Ilia Bozoljac is a professional male tennis player from Serbia.... ESPA Montañés Álbert Montañés Albert Montañés Roca is a male tennis player from Spain.He first entered the top-100 in 2001 and has been in the top-100 for all but 20 weeks since then... CHIF González Fernando González Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest hitting forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...  (15) ROMV Hănescu Victor Hanescu Victor Hănescu is a Romanian tennis player. He achieved his career high rank of #26 on July 06, 2009. His ranking as of 17 August 2009 is World No. 28.- Professional career :... BELO Rochus Olivier Rochus Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:He was a partner of Roger Federer on the junior circuit.... GERP Petzschner Philipp Petzschner Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He was born on March 24, 1984 in Bayreuth, Germany and is known for his incredible bursts of speed around the court. He is sponsored by Wilson. His career high rank was #35 which he achieved on September 14, 2009.-2007:He entered the 2007... RUSI Andreev Igor Andreev Igor Valerievich Andreev is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow.-Tennis career:Andreev is a clay court specialist... SRBN Djoković Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player, currently ranked World No. 3.He won his first Grand Slam singles title at the 2008 Australian Open. After beating World No...  (3) FRAF Serra Florent Serra Florent Serra is a French male tennis player. A right-hander, he has won two ATP titles during his career and is coached by Pierre Cherret.-Early life and junior career:... ESPJC Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2003 U.S. Open...  (21) ARGJM del Potro Juan Martin Del Potro Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player who is the current highest-ranked Argentine and the fifth-ranked player in the world. Del Potro achieved a top 10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In April 2009, he reached a... SWET Johansson Thomas Johansson Karl Thomas Conny Johansson , commonly known as Thomas Johansson, is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles.... BRAT Bellucci Thomaz Bellucci Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He is currently ranked #53 in the ATP World Tour... CROR Karanušić Roko Karanušic Roko Karanušić is a Croatian professional tennis player. He turned pro in 2000, and his career high was on February 2, 2009, when he reached No. 88 in the ATP rankings. He is currently ranked as No. 128.He plays for tennis club Partizan from Belgrade.-Singles Titles:-External links:* *... CANF Dancevic Frank Dancevic Frank Russell Dancevic is a professional touring and Canadian Davis Cup tennis player. He first became the country's top singles player, according to ATP rankings, on February 10, 2003, as an eighteen-year old, and has remained so since January 30, 2006.- ATP Tour career :The right-handed... USAA Roddick Andy Roddick Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. His best surfaces are hard court and grass....  (6) GBRC Eaton Chris Eaton Chris Eaton may refer to:* Chris Eaton , British tennis player* Chris Eaton , contemporary Christian singer-songwriter* Chris Eaton , indie rock musician and author... ESPN Almagro Nicolás Almagro Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle is a Spanish tennis player. As of late 2008, Almagro is the third-youngest of the many Spanish players in the ATP Top 100 .Almagro had been a highly rated junior for many years, and finally realised his potential in 2005...  (19) USAJ Blake James Blake James Riley Blake is a professional tennis player and currently the second-highest ranked American, 24th in the world . Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. He reached the final of the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup but lost to World No. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets...  (9) FRAJ Chardy Jérémy Chardy Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up of the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting... FINJ Nieminen Jarkko Nieminen Jarkko Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.Nieminen ranked World No. 37 in the ATP Rankings in the 2008 end of season rankings. He has won one ATP singles title and one doubles title in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the...  (24) USAJ Levine Jesse Levine Jesse Levine is a left-handed, Canadian-born American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of # 94 on November 3, 2008.... GERB Becker Benjamin Becker Benjamin Becker is a German professional tennis player. Becker's primary weapon is a very big serve that he can hit at up to 220 km/h , along with powerful groundstrokes.... FRAS Grosjean Sébastien Grosjean Sébastien René Grosjean is a professional tennis player from France. His career-high ATP Entry ranking is No. 4 .-Career:... ARGA Calleri Agustín Calleri Agustín Calleri is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. His nickname is Gordo that means Fat in Spanish. He is known as a hard-hitter and he prefers playing on clay.... ESPT Robredo Tommy Robredo Tommy Robredo Garcés is a professional tennis player from Spain. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...  (23) BELX Malisse Xavier Malisse Xavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is considered the biggest Belgian tennis talent on the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto.- Career :Malisse turned professional in 1998... SRBV Troicki Viktor Troicki Viktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. Viktor Troicki has Serbian and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver to Serbia in 1917. His career high ranking is #24, achieved on August 3, 2009.-Early Years:Troicki started playing tennis at the age of 5... ITAS Galvani Stefano Galvani Stefano Galvani is a professional male tennis player from Italy.- 2002 :On August 19, 2002, Galvani achieved his career-high singles ranking: World No. 104.- 2008 :... ARGM Vassalo Argüello Martín Vassallo Argüello Martin Vassallo Argüello is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #47 .He turned pro in 1999... LATE Gulbis Ernests Gulbis Ernests Gulbis is a Latvian professional tennis player. As of August 24, 2009, he is ranked 95th in the world in men's singles. In 2008, Gulbis won his first ATP Tour doubles title in Houston, teaming with Rainer Schüttler... 1st Round out SVKD Hrbatý Dominik Hrbatý Dominik Hrbatý is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. Hrbatý has won six ATP titles and has been ranked as high as No. 12 in the world at 18 October 2004.-Personal life:... USAK Kim Kevin Kim Kevin Kim is an American tennis player of Korean descent. After receiving his high school diploma from Palmer Prepartory Academy, Tampa, Fl, he was accepted to UCLA as a tennis player and then dropped out of UCLA. He then pursued a career in tennis. He is currently ranked 100th in the ATP... JPNK Nishikori Kei Nishikori is a Japanese tennis player. He began playing tennis at the age of five and on 17 July 2007 he qualified for his first ATP main draw event at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, California at the age of 17.... AUSC Guccione Chris Guccione Christopher Luke Guccione , is an Australian tennis player from Greenvale, Victoria; his father is Italian and his mother is Australian.... NEDR Haase Robin Haase Robin Haase is a Dutch tennis player. Haase is currently the highest-ranking Dutch player, with his career high of #56 coming on 28 April 2008. He is endorsed by adidas, Head and SNS Reaal.-Career:... ARGC Berlocq Carlos Berlocq Carlos Alberto Berlocq is an Argentine professional male tennis player. He is nicknamed Charly. Berlocq's favourite surface is clay and he is currently coached by Jorge Gerosi.... GBRA Bogdanović Alex Bogdanovic Aleksa "Alex" Bogdanovic is a British tennis player born in Belgrade, Serbia. Alex was brought to England by his parents Dušan and Amelija when he was seven and took up tennis as a means of making new friends... USAR Ginepri Robby Ginepri Robert Louis Ginepri is an American professional tennis player.-2005:Ginepri had a breakout year in 2005. In August, he reached the semifinals of an ATP Masters Series tournament for the first time in his career, in Cincinnati, Ohio... RUSE Korolev Evgeny Korolev Evgeny Korolev is a Russian tennis player and the cousin of retired Russian player Anna Kournikova. He began playing tennis at age four with his father and picked up his first ATP points at age 15 in three German Challengers. He can speak Russian, German, English and Spanish.-Playing style:Evgeny... COLA Falla Alejandro Falla Alejandro Falla is a professional male tennis player from Colombia. He turned pro in 2000, plays left-handed, weighs 169 lb and measures 6'1" . At the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, Falla upset 9th seed Nikolay Davydenko and at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open he beat 9th seed Tommy Haas in straight sets... ISRD Sela Dudi Sela David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Harel Levy and Noam Okun... GERP Kohlschreiber Philipp Kohlschreiber Philipp Kohlschreiber is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The right-hander has won six doubles and two single titles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 28 September 2009, when he achieved a ranking of World No. 22... FRAM Llodra Michaël Llodra -Life and career:Llodra was born in Paris, where his father Michel played for football club Paris Saint-Germain. A left-hander, his serve-and-volley style is modelled on that of his idol, Stefan Edberg....  (32) KORH-T Lee Lee Hyung-taik Hyung-Taik Lee is a retired professional tennis player from South Korea.Lee's career-high ranking in singles is World No. 36, which he achieved in August 2007.-Personal life:... CZEJ Vaněk Jiri Vanek Jiri Vanek or Jiří Vaněk is an obscure Czech expatriate political activist, whose political commentaries can be better described as personal vendetta related to his past experience in Czechoslovakia... UKRS Stakhovsky Sergiy Stakhovsky Sergiy Stakhovsky is a Ukrainian male tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and had been playing mostly at the Challenger level from 2005-2008. His career high in singles of #74 and his high of #86 in doubles... GERM Berrer Michael Berrer Michael Berrer is a professional tennis player from Germany.-Doubles titles :- External links :* *... ITAF Fognini Fabio Fognini Fabio Fognini is a professional tennis player from Italy. His career high rank was #57, achieved on June 8, 2009.-Career:... TPEY-H Lu GERT Kamke Tobias Kamke Tobias Kamke is a right-handed, German tennis player.- 2008 :In June, Kamke made the main draw in singles for the 2008 Wimbledon Championships as a Lucky Loser after losing to #134 Jan Hernych in the final round.... USAS Querrey Sam Querrey Sam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Santa Monica, California. As of September 2009, he is the third-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #22, achieved on August 31, 2009. His height allows him to play with a... AUTA Peya Alexander Peya Alexander Peya is an Austrian male tennis player. He reached a career high singles ranking of 92 in the world on April 30, 2007. His career high doubles ranking was 48 on January 15, 2007. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and currently resides there.In September 2008 Peya helped Austria to a Davis... CZEP Šnobel Pavel Šnobel Pavel Šnobel is a left-handed, Czech tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #178 in July, 2005 and his career-high doubles ranking of #110 in February, 2006.- Professional Career :... BRAM Daniel Marcos Daniel Marcos Diniz Daniel is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on September 14, 2009, when he became World No. 56... BELS Darcis Steve Darcis Steve Darcis is a male professional tennis player. He achieved his career high ranking of #44 on 12 May 2008.... USAV Spadea RUSI Kunitsyn Igor Kunitsyn Igor Kunitsyn is a professional male tennis player from Russia. He made it into the top 100 for the first time in 2006, and reached a career-high singles ranking of 35 on July 6, 2009.-Early life:... CROI Karlović Ivo Karlovic Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. He has also defeated several highly ranked opponents including Roger Federer Ivo Karlović (born February 28, 1979 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian tennis player. He has won...  (18) ARGB Dabul Brian Dabul Brian Dabul is a professional tennis player.-Juniors career:Dabul was an outstanding player in juniors tennis, reaching #1 in the world in January, 2002.-2003 to 2007:... PERL Horna Luis Horna Luis Horna Biscari is a tennis player from Peru, who turned professional in 1998. Horna plays right-handed, he has a strong serve for a relatively short player and the forehand is his best stroke. He uses a single-handed backhand and his favourite surface is clay... ITAF Volandri Filippo Volandri Filippo Volandri is an Italian professional male tennis player. Volandri, a right-handed player, stands 6'0" tall, and reached a career-high ranking of 28 on 16 May 2005. He turned pro in 1997, and as of January 2006, had earned over $1,300,000 in prize money... ARGD Nalbandian David Nalbandian David Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player of Armenian and Italian descent, who is ranked 20th in the world as of August 19, 2009.-2000–2002:...  (7) ARGE Schwank Eduardo Schwank Eduardo Schwank is a professional tennis player from Argentina on the ATP Tour. He is currently coached by Javier Nalbandian, the brother of David Nalbandian.... FRAT Ascione Thierry Ascione Thierry Ascione is a professional male tennis player from France. He is 6'2" and weighs just under . He turned pro in 2000.On February 9 2004, Ascione reached his career-high singles ranking: World No... SRBB Pašanski Boris Pašanski Boris Pašanski is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on November 3, 1982.... FRAN Mahut Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau... ESPM Granollers Marcel Granollers Marcel Granollers Pujol is a professional tennis player from Spain who turned professional in 2003. As of June 20, 2007, Granollers Pujol was ranked number 184 in the singles rankings... RSAI van der Merwe Izak van der Merwe Izak van der Merwe is a male South African tennis player.- Professional Career :In June 2008, van der Merwe qualified into the 2008 Wimbledon main draw, beating #177 Miguel Angel Lopez-Jaen, #126 Kristian Pless, and #246 Frederic Niemeyer.He says he tried to base his play on the former Wimbledon... ESPS Ventura Santiago Ventura Bertomeu Santiago Ventura is a professional tennis player from Spain. He was born in Castellón, Spain and lives in Burriana, Spain. He is a clay court specialist and is known for the considerable use of drop-shots during his matches.... BELC Rochus Christophe Rochus Christophe Rochus is a professional male tennis player from Belgium. He is the older brother of Olivier Rochus, also a tennis player.-Career finals :-Singles wins :-Singles runner-ups :-Doubles wins :... ESPO Hernández Oscar Hernandez Oscar Hernandez is a Puerto Rican musician, musical arranger and producer.-Early years:Hernandez's family moved to the United States from Puerto Rico in the 1940s, in search of a better way of life. They settled down in the South Bronx, a ghetto, which is a section that is heavily populated by... PORF Gil Frederico Gil Frederico Gil is a Portuguese professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Tour. In May 2009, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 66, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held.- Family and early life :... FRAÉ Roger-Vasselin Édouard Roger-Vasselin Édouard Roger-Vasselin is a male tennis player from France, the son of Christophe Roger-Vasselin, semi-finalist at the 1983 French Open.-2007:... USAW Odesnik Wayne Odesnik Wayne Odesnik is a professional left-handed American tennis player, with a two-handed backhand.His career-high in singles was # 77, as of April 13, 2009... CROI Ljubičić Ivan Ljubicic Ivan Ljubičić is a Bosnia-born Croatian tennis player. His career-high ATP Entry ranking was No. 3, and his current Entry list ranking is No. 43 ....  (26) USAD Young Donald Young Donald Wayne Young is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball. Young was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in . In his first major league at-bat, he popped up to become the first out in Sandy Koufax's perfect game... SWEJ Björkman Jonas Björkman Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World No. 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles... RUSN Davydenko Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semi-finals, which he has done on four occasions - twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open...  (4) USAM Fish Mardy Fish Mardy Fish is an American professional tennis player. He is a hardcourt specialist. He is one of several young American tennis players who rose to prominence at the beginning of the 21st century... ITAP Starace Potito Starace Potito Starace is an Italian professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved his career-high ranking of 27th on October 15, 2007. He is currently 77th in the ATP rankings. One of the most memorable moments of Starace's career was when he made the men's doubles quarterfinals of the 2006... RSAK Anderson Kevin Anderson (tennis) Kevin Anderson is a male South African tennis player.He became the top-ranked South African player on March 10, 2008 after making the final at the 2008 Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas... POLD Olejniczak Dawid Olejniczak Dawid Olejniczak is a Polish tennis player. He achieved his highest singles ranking of 185 on the 11 August 2008, his current ranking is 251... BELK Vliegen Kristof Vliegen Kristof Vliegen is a Belgian tennis player. He plays right-handed and he turned professional in 2001.He was a semi-finalist in Chennai in 2006 and in May of the same year, he reached the final of the ATP tournament in Munich, setting up the first ever all-Belgian men's singles final against... ARGG Cañas Guillermo Cañas Guillermo Ignacio Cañas is an Argentine professional tennis player. He was born in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. His highest singles ranking was 8th .... GERD Gremelmayr Denis Gremelmayr Denis Gremelmayr is a German male tennis player. Gremelmayr turned pro in 2000 and reached #97 in August, 2006. He spent 2007 in the top 200 and finished the year at #119... FRAF Santoro Fabrice Santoro Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a French professional male tennis player from Tahiti, the largest island in French Polynesia, located in the Pacific Ocean.... CZEJ Hernych Jan Hernych Jan Mauda Hernych is a professional male tennis player from Czech Republic. Born in Prague, he turned pro in 1998 and achieved his highest ranking on 4 July 2005... ECUN Lapentti Nicolás Lapentti Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez is a professional tennis player from Ecuador who is currently ranked 114th... GBRJ Baker Jamie Baker (tennis) Jamie Baker is a Scottish professional male tennis player. In November 2007 he was invited to practice with Pete Sampras at his home. He trains at Nottingham Tennis Centre and in Florida.-Junior:... ARGS Roitman Sergio Roitman Sergio Andres Roitman in Buenos Aires, Argentina, nicknamed Escopeta is a professional tennis player from Argentina.... FRAJ Benneteau Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career best singles ranking is ATP World No. 33, which he reached in October 2009... CZEI Minář Ivo Minár Ivo Minář is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. On July 20 2009, Minář reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 62... USAJ Isner John Isner John Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of # 39 on September 14, 2009.-Playing style and equipment:... GERA Beck Andreas Beck Andreas Beck is a German football defender who plays for 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.-VfB Stuttgart:... {{ColBreak}} Women's Singles 2008 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Venus Williams was the defending champion, and won in the final 7–5, 6–4, against her sister Serena Williams.-Seeds:# Ana Ivanović # Jelena Janković # Maria Sharapova ... Champion Runner-up USAVenus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate occasions; as of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 4...  (7) USASerena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and current World No. 1. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on four separate occasions...  (6) Semifinals out CHNJie Zheng RUSElena Dementieva Elena Dementieva Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a Russian professional tennis player, who has won one Olympic medals in singles, including the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Her performance at the Olympics is the strongest of any competitor in recent times, with an 11–2 record. She has also...  (5) Quarterfinals out CZEN Vaidišová Nicole Vaidišová Nicole Vaidišová is a Czech female tennis player.Vaidišová has been playing tennis since she was six years old. She is a student of Nick Bollettieri and trains at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Her serve is considered her biggest weapon. As of 28 September 2009,...  (18) POLA Radwańska Agnieszka Radwanska Agnieszka Radwańska is a WTA Tour Polish tennis player.She defeated Tamira Paszek of Austria to win the 2005 Girls' Singles Championship at Wimbledon. As a professional, her highest career singles ranking is World No. 9, achieved on 4 August 2008. As of 12 October , 2009, she is ranked World No...  (14) RUSN Petrova Nadia Petrova Nadia Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player. Overall, she has won 26 WTA Titles, nine in singles and seventeen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No...  (21) THAT Tanasugarn Tamarine Tanasugarn Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, California, U.S. and turned professional in 1994... 4th Round out HUNA Szávay Ágnes Szávay Ágnes Szávay is a professional tennis player from Hungary. She is the country's second highest ranked tennis player. She was the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She achieved her career high ranking of World No. 13 on April 14, 2008. As of July 13, 2009, she is ranked World No...  (15) RUSA Chakvetadze Anna Chakvetadze Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze ; born March 5, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won seven WTA Singles Titles. As of July 27 2009, she is ranked World No...  (8) RUSS Kuznetsova Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova is a Russian professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3. She won the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open singles titles...  (4) USAB Mattek Bethanie Mattek Bethanie Lynn Mattek-Sands is an American professional tennis player who competes on the WTA Tour. She lives in Miami, Florida but trains in Phoenix, Arizona... ISRS Peer (24) RUSA Kudryavtseva Alla Kudryavtseva Alla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She currently lives in Moscow, where she is coached by Nick Rybakov... RUSA Kleybanova Alisa Kleybanova Alisa is affectionately known on the tour as "the big fat cow" because of her lack of fitness.Alisa Mikhaelovna Kleybanova is a Russian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA world ranking to date is No... SRBJ Janković Jelena Janković Jelena Janković is a Serbian professional tennis player former World No. 1-Career:Janković learned her first tennis skills in Tennis Club 'Red Star'. As a nine-and-a-half year old she was introduced to tennis by her elder brother and fitness coach Marko. She was later trained at the Tennis Academy...  (2) 3rd Round out SRBA Ivanović Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanović, is a former World No.1 Serbian tennis player. As of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 14 by the Women's Tennis Association...  (1) ESPA Medina Garrigues Anabel Medina Garrigues Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No... AUSC Dellacqua Casey Dellacqua Casey Dellacqua is an Australian professional tennis player who currently resides in Perth, Australia. After the 2008 Australian Open, she became Australia's highest-ranked women's player... RUSE Rodina Evgeniya Rodina Evgeniya Sergeyevna Rodina is a Russian professional tennis player who was born on February 4, 1989. She achieved her career-high ranking of #87 on July 7, 2008.-Career summary:... CZEB Záhlavová-Strýcová RUSA Pavlyuchenkova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Anastasia Sergeyevna Pavlyuchenkova is a professional tennis player from Russia and a multiple junior Grand Slam champion. Her career high is number 27, achieved on 23 March 2009... FRAM Bartoli Marion Bartoli Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 1. She has won five Women's Tennis Association titles, and was runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. As of October 12 2009, Bartoli is ranked World No.12.-Early Life and Personal Life:Bartoli was born on 2...  (11) FRAA Mauresmo Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; born 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. She is a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles in 2006, at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....  (29) ARGG Dulko Gisela Dulko Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player. On November 21, 2005 Dulko reached her career-high singles ranking of World No... RUSD Safina Dinara Safina Dinara Mikhailovna Safina is a Russian professional tennis player and former world number 1 who is currently ranked World No. 2....  (9) BLRV Azarenka Victoria Azarenka Victoria Fiodorovna Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player who, as of 12 October 2009, is ranked World Number 8. Azarenka has won two mixed doubles Grand Slam titles — 2007 US Open with Max Mirnyi and 2008 French Open with Bob Bryan...  (16) CHNS Peng Peng Shuai Peng Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player.-Career:She began playing at age eight when an uncle introduced her to the game. She favors hard courts and forehand... ESPMJ Martinez Sanchez María José Martínez Sánchez María José Martínez Sánchez is a professional tennis player from Spain. She has had some success in singles, reaching a career high of No. 33 in October 2009 and winning two titles: the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas and the 2009 Swedish Open. She was also a runner-up at the 2008 Barcelona KIA... JPNA Sugiyama Ai Sugiyama is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 in women's doubles, and was considered to be one of the best doubles player in the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992... NZLM Erakovic Marina Erakovic Marina Erakovic is a professional tennis player from New Zealand. She was born in Split, Croatia and emigrated to Auckland, New Zealand in 1994 as a 6 year old with her family. She attended Glendowie College in Auckland. Her career high WTA doubles ranking is World No. 43, achieved on October... DENC Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish tennis player. She achieved her current and career-high singles ranking of World No. 5 on 21 September 2009. She is the only Danish woman currently in the Top 300 on the WTA Tour...  (31) 2nd Round out FRAN Dechy Nathalie Dechy Nathalie Dechy is a French former professional tour tennis player.Dechy is a three-time doubles Grand Slam champion, winning the 2006 US Open women's doubles title with Vera Zvonareva, the 2007 French Open mixed doubles title with Andy Ram, and the 2007 US Open women's doubles title with Dinara... GBRE Baltacha Elena Baltacha Elena Baltacha is a Scottish tennis player of Ukrainian parentage who has played for Great Britain and formerly Scotland in the now defunct Aberdeen Cup. She is a former British No.1, but is currently No.3 behind Anne Keothavong and Katie O'Brien, with a current ranking of World No. 93... ITAF Schiavone Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone is a professional tennis player from Italy. She turned professional in 1998.Her career high ranking is World No. 11, achieved on 30 January 2006. She has won only one singles title on the WTA tour but has reached eight finals, six of them since the autumn of 2005. Schiavone has...  (20) ROMM Niculsecu Monica Niculescu Monica Niculescu is a Romanian tennis player. As of August 31, 2009 she is ranked No. 76 at the WTA Tour Singles Ranking. Her highest WTA rankings is No. 47 in singles, reached on 10 November 2008, and No. 27 in doubles, reached on 17 August 2008.Niculescu was born in Slatina, Romania, but moved... FRAP Parmentier Pauline Parmentier Pauline Parmentier is a professional tennis player from France. Her career high was #40, achieved on 21 July 2008. Also as of July 21, Parmentier's doubles rank is 181, but her highest ranking was World Number 176 in doubles on 7 July 2008.-Background:Parmentier was born by parents Dominique and... AUSS Stosur Samantha Stosur Samantha Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 on WTA Tour in doubles, together with Lisa Raymond from the United States. As of October 19, 2009, Stosur is ranked No. 13 in singles and No... RUSE Vesnina Elena Vesnina Elena Sergeevna Vesnina is a professional female tennis player from Russia. Her career high rank was #22, achieved on October 12, 2009... ROME Gallovits Edina Gallovits Edina Gallovits is a Romanian female tennis player of Hungarian descent. She is currently at her career high ranking of No. 54, a ranking achieved on April 28, 2008. She achieved her best Grand Slam performance at the 2007 French Open and 2008 Australian Open by making the second round. In... UKRK Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko Kateryna Volodymyrivna Bondarenko is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine and a doubles champion at Australian Open 2008.... UKRA Bondarenko (28) CHNN Li Li Na Li Na , is a Chinese professional tennis player. She became the first Chinese player to reach the top 30 , then the top 20 . She has been one of the most successful tennis players in the country's history and as of 2009 became Asia and China's No. 1, with a world ranking of No... POLM Domachowska Marta Domachowska Marta Domachowska is a Polish professional tennis player. She began playing at age 7. She reached the semi finals of Australian Open Junior Championships in 2003. Her racquet brand is Wilson. She speaks four languages: Polish, English, Spanish and Russian. Other than tennis, she enjoys sports such... UKRT Perebiynis Tatiana Perebiynis Tetyana Yurevna Perebiynis , born on December 15, 1982 is a Top 100 female professional tennis player born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, where she lives. She is an only child. She reached the Wimbledon junior girls' singles final in 2000, and won the Wimbledon juniors doubles final that year... RUSV Dushevina Vera Dushevina Vera Yevgenyevna Dushevina is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Russia. In 2006, she changed the spelling of her family name from Douchevina to Dushevina.-Biography:... ESPV Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 42 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Virginia Ruano Pascual (born September 21, 1973) is... POLU Radwańska Urszula Radwanska Urszula Radwańska is a Polish tennis player and a younger sister of Agnieszka Radwańska. She reached her career high ranking of World No. 62 on August 10, 2009.-Tennis career:... SUIT Bacsinszky Timea Bacsinszky Timea Bacsinszky is a professional female tennis player residing in Belmont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland. She joined the WTA Tour and was ranked World No. 48 on October 13, 2008.... USAL Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...  (25) FRAE Loit Emilie Loit Émilie Loit is a French professional female tennis player. She was born in Cherbourg, France.She rose to fame when she played against American Serena Williams 6–3, 6–7, 5–7 in this tough match at first round of Australian Open 2003.... TPES-w Hsieh Hsieh Su-wei Hsieh Su-Wei is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. As of 31 August 2009, she is ranked 174 in the WTA Tour singles rankings and is the second-highest ranked Taiwanese women's singles player... ROMS Cîrstea Sorana Cîrstea Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian female tennis player. Her career high rank was #23, achieved on August 17, 2009.-2005–2006:... ITAM Santangelo Mara Santangelo Mara Santangelo is a professional female tennis player from Italy.-Tennis career:Santangelo reached the fourth round at the 2004 Australian Open, defeating 16th-seeded Magüi Serna, Barbara Schett, and 19th-seeded Eleni Daniilidou—losing to eventual champion and World No. 1 Justine Henin after... AUTS Bammer Sybille Bammer Sybille Bammer is a professional female tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on 17 December 2007.-Tennis career:...  (26) RUSM Sharapova Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is a former World No. 1 Russian professional tennis player and three time Grand Slam singles champion...  (3) GBRA Keothavong Anne Keothavong Anne Viensouk Keothavong is a British professional tennis player. She is currently British number 1 and ranked 55 in the world . So far in her career she has won a total of 17 International Tennis Federation singles titles, 4 ITF doubles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world... INDS Mirza Sania Mirza Sania Mirza , born 15 November 1986, is an Indian tennis player. She started her tennis career in 2003. In 2004 she was awarded the Arjuna award by the Indian Government.-Early life:...  (32) ITAF Pennetta Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female player on 17 August 2009. She is also ranked World No. 21 in doubles....  (22) SVKD Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová RUSV Zvonareva Vera Zvonareva Vera Igorevna Zvonarёva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. As of June 8, 2009, she is ranked World No. 7....  (13) GERJ Görges Julia Görges Julia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. She qualified for the main draw at the 2007 US Open and lost 6–0, 6–3 to number one Justine Henin in the first round. Görges reached a career high singles ranking of World Number 76 on 19 October 2009, and as of that date has reached World... CANA Wozniak Aleksandra Wozniak Aleksandra Wozniak is a professional Canadian tennis player of Polish heritage. Wozniak is Canada's highest-ranked women's singles player at #32 in the world , and the 4th-highest ranked Canadian singles player of all time... ESPC Suárez Navarro Carla Suarez Navarro Carla Suárez Navarro is a Spanish tennis player. She began playing for Spain in the 2008 Fed Cup. On May 18, 2009, she reached her career high ranking at World No. 22. As of June 8, 2009, she is ranked World No... 1st Round out PARR de los Ríos Rossana de los Rios Rossana de los Rios born September 16, 1975 is a professional tennis player from Paraguay. As of August 31, 2009, she is ranked 80 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour... CHNM Yuan Yuan Meng Yuan Meng is a Chinese female professional tennis player. She is China's fifth-highest ranked women's singles player after Zheng Jie, Li Na, Peng Shuai, and Yan Zi... GERA Kerber Angelique Kerber Angelique Kerber pol. Andżelika Kerber is a professional German tennis player from Poland: than German who began playing tennis at age five. She has a career high ranking of No... SVKD Cibulková Dominika Cibulková Dominika Cibulková is a Slovak professional tennis player. She is also a former World Junior No. 3, achieving that ranking in May 2005. Her career-high ranking of World No. 12 was achieved on July 6, 2009. As of August 3, 2009, she is ranked World No... AUTT Paszek Tamira Paszek Tamira Shelah Paszek is a professional tennis player from Austria. As of September 11, 2009, she is the third ranked tennis player from Austria in the WTA ranking, at No. 88.... CHNZ Yan Yan Zi Yan Zi may refer to:* Yan Zi, Chinese women's tennis player* Stefanie Sun, also known as Sun Yan Zi, Singaporean singer** Yan Zi , Sun's self-titled album... SVKM Rybáriková Magdaléna Rybáriková Magdaléna Rybáriková is a Slovak professional tennis player. On June 22, 2009, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of 40th.-Biography:... ITAT Garbin Tathiana Garbin Tathiana Garbin is an Italian female tennis player. She is probably best known for her shocking defeat of the defending champion and the then-world number one Justine Henin in the second round of the French Open in 2004. On May 21 2007 Garbin reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 22.... SUIP Schnyder Patty Schnyder Patty Schnyder is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has been playing on the WTA tour since 1993 and is a former World No. 7. She has defeated several World No...  (12) UZBA Amanmuradova Akgul Amanmuradova Akgul Amanmuradova is a professional female tennis player from Uzbekistan. As of July 14, 2009, she is 117th in the WTA rankings. At 6 foot, 3 inches she is used to be the tallest player on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour... ROMIR Olaru Ioana Raluca Olaru Ioana Raluca Olaru is a professional Romanian tennis player. On July 27, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 53. After ending 2008 at 126, her recent victory in the $100,000 Marseilles ITF tournament places her in provisional rank of 73 going into The Championships, Wimbledon... CZEZ Ondrášková Zuzana Ondrášková Zuzana Ondrášková is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. On February 9, 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 74. As of August 31, 2008, she is 167th in the WTA rankings.In her career she has reached one WTA Tour singles final: 2005 Prague... FRAV Razzano Virginie Razzano Virginie Razzano is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 2. She has won two WTA singles titles, both in 2007 in Guangzhou and Tokyo. Razzano reached her carrer high ranking of World No...  (27) ESPN Llagostera Vives Nuria Llagostera Vives Nuria Llagostera Vives is a Spanish female tennis player. On 6 June 2005 Llagostera Vives reached her career-high singles ranking, World No. 35.During her career she has won 2 singles titles and 9 in doubles... AUTY Meusburger Yvonne Meusburger Yvonne Meusburger is a tennis player from Austria. She is currently the country's third highest ranked female player. Her career high ranking is No. 60, a ranking she achieved on 19 November 2007.... CANS Dubois Stéphanie Dubois Stéphanie Dubois is a Canadian female tennis player. She competed in the Bell Challenge in 2004 and 2005. Dubois also competed in the Rogers Cup in 2005 and 2006. She defeated Kim Clijsters in 2006 when Clijsters retired from the match... FRAM Johansson Mathilde Johansson Mathilde Johansson is a female tennis player from Sweden who lives in and competes for France.She made her WTA Tour main draw debut at the 2005 French Open, losing to sixth-seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round... JPNR Fujiwara Rika Fujiwara Rika Fujiwara is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is, singles No. 84 , doubles No. 13... FRAC Pin Camille Pin Camille Pin is a French tennis player. As of 15 January 2007, she is ranked No. 62 on the WTA Singles Tour. Pin plays right-handed and is 164 cm, or 5' 3¾" tall.... GBRM South Melanie South Melanie Jayne South is an English tennis player. She is currently the British No.3 and ranked No.121 in the world... FRAA Cornet Alizé Cornet Alizé Cornet is a female tennis player from France and the current French number four. . She has a career-high ranking of #11, achieved on 16 February 2009; as of July 21 2009, she is ranked World No. 28...  (17) AUSA Rodionova USAJ Craybas Jill Craybas Jill Craybas is an American professional tennis player.-Career:Before entering the professional ranks in 1996, she attended and graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville, and was the 1996 NCAA singles champion... CZEI Benešová Iveta Benešová Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won one WTA Tour event, Tier III in Acapulco in 2004.-2006-2008:... GERS Lisicki Sabine Lisicki Sabine Katharina Lisicki is a German professional tennis player. She achieved her career high rank of #22 on 3 August 2009. Lisicki is the daughter of first-generation Polish immigrants and speaks Polish fluently.-Career:Lisicki lives and trains at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in... CZEP Kvitová Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová is a female tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her major victories include beating defending champion and top seed Venus Williams at the 2008 Cellular South Cup, and Dinara Safina during the third round of the US Open... FRAS Brémond Séverine Bremond Séverine Brémond Beltrame is a professional female tennis player from France.-Matches:In 2005, Beltrame was selected by the team leader Georges Goven to play with Mary Pierce, Amelie Mauresmo and Nathalie Dechy at semi final of FED Cup to face against Spain when their teammate Virginie Razzano... RUSM Kirilenko Maria Kirilenko Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko is a Russian professional tennis player. Kirilenko won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–3, 6–4 in the China Open. Kirilenko reached #18, her career-high singles ranking, on the WTA tour in July 2008...  (19) USAA Harkleroad Ashley Harkleroad Ashley Harkleroad , is an American tennis player. Born in Rossville, Georgia, Harkleroad reached a career-high ranking of No. 39 on June 9, 2003. As of May 2009 she isn't currently playing as she recently had a child... VENM Sequera Milagros Sequera Milagros Sequera is a professional female tennis player from San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela. She joined the WTA Tour in 1999 and was ranked World No. 48 on July 9, 2007.-Career:... CZEK Zakopalová ESTK Kanepi Kaia Kanepi Kaia Kanepi is an Estonian professional female tennis player. Her career-high ranking was set at World No. 18 on May 25 2009. As of June 8, 2009 she is ranked World No. 24. She is right-handed and has a two-handed backhand... ITAME Camerin Maria Elena Camerin Maria Elena Camerin is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On 11 October 2004, Camerin reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 41.- Career :... USAJ Ditty Julie Ditty Julie Ditty is an American professional tennis player. Ditty did not have her true WTA breakthrough until 2007, when she reached the semifinals of the Bell Challenge, a result that took her into the top 100 for the first time in her career on November 5, 2007, at No. 91... FRAA Rezaï Aravane Rezaï Aravane Rezai is an Iranian-French tennis player born in St. Etienne, France to Iranian parents. Rezaï took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl... CZER Voráčová Renata Vorácová Renata Voráčová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her career high singles ranking is No... GBRK O'Brien Katie O'Brien Katie Jill O'Brien is an English tennis player from Beverley, Yorkshire. She is a former British No.1, but currently British No.2, ranked at 92 in the world... CZEL Šafářová Lucie Šafárová Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route... FRAS Cohen-Aloro Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro is a French female professional tennis player.Her highest singles ranking was # 61, achieved on 5 October 2003... TPEY-j Chan Chan Yung-jan Chan Yung-jan is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China.She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan ' onMouseout='HidePop("56499")' href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Tsvetana_Pironkova">T Pironkova Tsvetana Pironkova Tsvetana Pironkova is a female Bulgarian tennis player. She was born and lives in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Pironkova is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand.... RUSE Bychkova Ekaterina Bychkova Ekaterina Andreevna Bychkova is a professional tennis player, born in Moscow, Russia. She is most famous for defeating defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round of the 2005 US Open. She defeated her by a score of 6–3, 6–2. It was the first time a defending US Open Champion had lost... ESTM Ani Maret Ani Maret Ani is an Estonian tennis player. At the start of 2006, she was the top-ranked player in Estonia, before losing that spot to Kaia Kanepi.... BLRO Govortsova Olga Govortsova Olga Govortsova is a professional Belarusian tennis player. After a few WTA-level events and never winning a match, she made back to back quarterfinals at Cincinnati and Stanford, where she beat Shahar Pe'er for the best win of her career thus far. She beat Pe'er again in Memphis... SWES Arvidsson Sofia Arvidsson Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson is a Swedish tennis player. As of April 27, 2009, she is ranked World No. 120.-Biography:Arvidsson began playing tennis at the age of 8 under her neighbor, a tennis coach... UKRV Kutuzova Viktoriya Kutuzova Viktoriya Kutuzova is a female tennis player from Ukraine.On November 28, 2005, Kutuzova reached her highest singles ranking, World No. 76.Kutuzova remains most notable for her results as a 14 year old... RUSE Makarova Ekaterina Makarova Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova is a professional Russian tennis player. She achieved her career high ranking of #35 on May 11, 2009-Career Summary:... FRAS Foretz Stéphanie Foretz Stéphanie Foretz is a professional female tennis player from France. On February 24, 2003, Foretz reached her career-high singles ranking: World Number 62.-External links:*... GBRN Cavaday Naomi Cavaday Naomi Kathleen Cavaday is an English tennis player from Sidcup, Kent. She is currently the British No.7, and is ranked No.373 in the world . Her current coach is Rob Smith. She was formerly coached by David Felgate, the long-time coach of Tim Henman... USAV King Vania King Vania King is a female tennis player from the United States. She is a Taiwanese American.On November 6, 2006, King achieved her career-high singles ranking:, at 50th overll... GERM Müller COLC Castaño Catalina Castaño Catalina Castaño Alvarez is a professional female Colombian tennis player. On 10 July 2006, Catalina reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 35. Since November 2006, she is the highest ranked South American female tennis player... UKRJ Vakulenko Julia Vakulenko Julia Vakulenko is a professional Ukraine-born female tennis player. She achieved her career high ranking of No... BELY Wickmayer Yanina Wickmayer Yanina Wickmayer is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world number 20. She was the highest-ranked Belgian player from 14 May 2008, when Justine Henin retired, until 14 September 2009, when she lost this position to Kim Clijsters, who won the US Open... ISRT Obziler Tzipora Obziler Tzipora Obziler is a 5' 7" professional right-handed tennis player.She reached her career-high singles world ranking of #75 in on July 8, 2007, and doubles ranking of #149 on April 10, 2000.... ITAS Errani Sara Errani Sara Errani nicknamed "Poco Gigante", is a professional female tennis player from Italy. On February 23, 2009 she reached a new career high of No. 31 on the Tour rankings... JPNA Nakamura Aiko Nakamura , is a female Japanese tennis player. She was once the second highest WTA-ranked Japanese singles tennis player, at 107 , after Ai Sugiyama.... CZEP Cetkovská Petra Cetkovská Petra Cetkovská is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic & is of ethnic Macedonian origin. She reached her career high singles ranking No.49 on June 16, 2008.-Career:... NEDM Krajicek Michaëlla Krajicek Michaëlla Krajicek is a Dutch professional tennis player. Her highest WTA ranking was number 30 on 11 February 2008.-Personal life:Michaëlla Krajicek was born on 9 January 1989 in Delft... SVNK Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player, coached by Biljana Veselinovic. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006. Her nickname amongst fans is...  (23) CZEE Hrdinová Eva Hrdinová Eva Hrdinová is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Hrdinova is now the tallest player on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour standing at 6 foot, 3 inches . This beats the previous record of Akgul Amanmuradova by just one centimetre. Hrdinová's highest singles ranking yet has been World... UKRM Koryttseva Mariya Koryttseva Mariya Koryttseva is a Ukrainian female tennis player. Her career high ranking is No. 50 in the world, which she achieved on August 18, 2008.... RUSG Voskoboeva Galina Voskoboeva Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 64th, which she reached on February 16, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 31st, set at January 29, 2007.... UKRO Savchuk Olga Savchuk Olga Savchuk is a female tennis player. Her best accomplishment to date was reaching the third round of the 2006 Australian Open... {{EndMultiCol}} Day 1 The first day of the competition saw World No. 1 and five-time Wimbledon winner Roger Federer Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. As of October 2009, he is ranked world number 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals , having previously held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks...  breeze by his opponent to reach the second round, alongside Marcos Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis born June 17, 1985, Limassol is a Cypriot professional tennis player. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships and reached a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 8 on August 2006. As of October 2009, he is ranked No... , Fernando González Fernando González Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest hitting forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra... , Feliciano López Feliciano López Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid.... , Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from the province of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol-Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hardcourts his favourite surface. He is coached by Massimo Sartori... , Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2003 U.S. Open... , Novak Djoković Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player, currently ranked World No. 3.He won his first Grand Slam singles title at the 2008 Australian Open. After beating World No... , Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. His career ranking high is #9, achieved on 9 June 2008.He considers clay his best surface, and the backhand his best shot... , Fernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is currently the second-highest ranked Spanish tennis player, ranked number 9 in the world . Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...  and David Ferrer David Ferrer David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain. He turned professional in 2000.... . 2007 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Tomáš Berdych Tomáš Berdych Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:At the 2005 Paris Masters he won his first career ATP Masters Series title...  was pushed in a five-setter by ATP Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour...  No. 78 Evgeny Korolev Evgeny Korolev Evgeny Korolev is a Russian tennis player and the cousin of retired Russian player Anna Kournikova. He began playing tennis at age four with his father and picked up his first ATP points at age 15 in three German Challengers. He can speak Russian, German, English and Spanish.-Playing style:Evgeny... , but eventually prevailed on the final score of 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, after three hours of play, while former World No. 1 and 2002 Wimbledon 2002 Wimbledon Championships List of the 2002 Wimbledon Champions:-Men's singles: Lleyton Hewitt def. David Nalbandian, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2*It was Hewitt's 4th title of the year, and his 16th overall. It was his 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.-Women's singles: Serena Williams def...  champion Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Glynn Hewitt is a professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1 ranked player, from Australia. In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked number one at age 20...  survived a close, three-hours-and-a-half-long five-setter against Robin Haase Robin Haase Robin Haase is a Dutch tennis player. Haase is currently the highest-ranking Dutch player, with his career high of #56 coming on 28 April 2008. He is endorsed by adidas, Head and SNS Reaal.-Career:... , winning 6–7(4), 6–3, 6–3, 6–7(1), 6–2. Recent French Open semifinalist Gaël Monfils Gaël Monfils Gaël Monfils is a French professional male tennis player. He is currently the third highest ranked French tennis player, and number 13 in the world....  was forced to withdraw before his first match due to a shoulder injury contracted during his Nottingham Open semifinal against Ivo Karlović Ivo Karlovic Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. He has also defeated several highly ranked opponents including Roger Federer Ivo Karlović (born February 28, 1979 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian tennis player. He has won... . Karlovic Ivo Karlovic Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. He has also defeated several highly ranked opponents including Roger Federer Ivo Karlović (born February 28, 1979 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian tennis player. He has won...  was himself upset later in the day by qualifier Simon Stadler Simon Stadler Simon Stadler is a left-handed, German tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #144 in July, 2008 and his career-high doubles ranking of #249 in January, 2003.- Juniors career :... , while thirty-second seed Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra -Life and career:Llodra was born in Paris, where his father Michel played for football club Paris Saint-Germain. A left-hander, his serve-and-volley style is modelled on that of his idol, Stefan Edberg....  retired against Mario Ančić Mario Ancic Mario Ančić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. He has won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His highest international ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached No. 7 in singles...  due to a left arm injury. Canadian wild card Frank Dancevic Frank Dancevic Frank Russell Dancevic is a professional touring and Canadian Davis Cup tennis player. He first became the country's top singles player, according to ATP rankings, on February 10, 2003, as an eighteen-year old, and has remained so since January 30, 2006.- ATP Tour career :The right-handed...  produced the biggest upset of the day knocking out former finalist 2002 Wimbledon Championships List of the 2002 Wimbledon Champions:-Men's singles: Lleyton Hewitt def. David Nalbandian, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2*It was Hewitt's 4th title of the year, and his 16th overall. It was his 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.-Women's singles: Serena Williams def...  David Nalbandian David Nalbandian David Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player of Armenian and Italian descent, who is ranked 20th in the world as of August 19, 2009.-2000–2002:...  in straight sets, and in a mere ninety-six minutes. In the women's singles, French Open 2008 French Open The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....  champion and new World No. 1 Ana Ivanović Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanović, is a former World No.1 Serbian tennis player. As of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 14 by the Women's Tennis Association...  easily defeated her first round adversary, and was followed in the second round by Nicole Vaidišová Nicole Vaidišová Nicole Vaidišová is a Czech female tennis player.Vaidišová has been playing tennis since she was six years old. She is a student of Nick Bollettieri and trains at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Her serve is considered her biggest weapon. As of 28 September 2009,... , Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova is a Russian professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3. She won the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open singles titles... , Agnieszka Radwańska Agnieszka Radwanska Agnieszka Radwańska is a WTA Tour Polish tennis player.She defeated Tamira Paszek of Austria to win the 2005 Girls' Singles Championship at Wimbledon. As a professional, her highest career singles ranking is World No. 9, achieved on 4 August 2008. As of 12 October , 2009, she is ranked World No... , Ágnes Szávay Ágnes Szávay Ágnes Szávay is a professional tennis player from Hungary. She is the country's second highest ranked tennis player. She was the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She achieved her career high ranking of World No. 13 on April 14, 2008. As of July 13, 2009, she is ranked World No... , Alona Bondarenko, Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; born 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. She is a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles in 2006, at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....  and 2007 Wimbledon runner-up 2007 Wimbledon Championships The 2007 Wimbledon Championships were held between 25 June and 8 July, 2007. For the first time there was equal prize money for the men's and women's singles champions. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof....  Marion Bartoli Marion Bartoli Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 1. She has won five Women's Tennis Association titles, and was runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. As of October 12 2009, Bartoli is ranked World No.12.-Early Life and Personal Life:Bartoli was born on 2... , as well as two-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and current World No. 1. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on four separate occasions... , who was tested against Roland-Garros quarterfinalist Kaia Kanepi Kaia Kanepi Kaia Kanepi is an Estonian professional female tennis player. Her career-high ranking was set at World No. 18 on May 25 2009. As of June 8, 2009 she is ranked World No. 24. She is right-handed and has a two-handed backhand... , before winning the match on the score of 7–5, 6–3, and sixth seed Anna Chakvetadze Anna Chakvetadze Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze ; born March 5, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won seven WTA Singles Titles. As of July 27 2009, she is ranked World No... , who won her first round encounter 2–6, 6–1, 8–6, saving all four match points her opponent Stéphanie Dubois Stéphanie Dubois Stéphanie Dubois is a Canadian female tennis player. She competed in the Bell Challenge in 2004 and 2005. Dubois also competed in the Rogers Cup in 2005 and 2006. She defeated Kim Clijsters in 2006 when Clijsters retired from the match...  held against her. Many women seeds fell on the first day, such as Virginie Razzano Virginie Razzano Virginie Razzano is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 2. She has won two WTA singles titles, both in 2007 in Guangzhou and Tokyo. Razzano reached her carrer high ranking of World No... , who lost to Evgeniya Rodina Evgeniya Rodina Evgeniya Sergeyevna Rodina is a Russian professional tennis player who was born on February 4, 1989. She achieved her career-high ranking of #87 on July 7, 2008.-Career summary:...  despite winning the first set with a bagel, Dominika Cibulková Dominika Cibulková Dominika Cibulková is a Slovak professional tennis player. She is also a former World Junior No. 3, achieving that ranking in May 2005. Her career-high ranking of World No. 12 was achieved on July 6, 2009. As of August 3, 2009, she is ranked World No... , who fell to Jie Zheng Zheng Jie Zheng Jie is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her carrer high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. She has won three WTA singles titles at... , Alizé Cornet Alizé Cornet Alizé Cornet is a female tennis player from France and the current French number four. . She has a career-high ranking of #11, achieved on 16 February 2009; as of July 21 2009, she is ranked World No. 28... , who was defeated by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Anastasia Sergeyevna Pavlyuchenkova is a professional tennis player from Russia and a multiple junior Grand Slam champion. Her career high is number 27, achieved on 23 March 2009... , Maria Kirilenko Maria Kirilenko Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko is a Russian professional tennis player. Kirilenko won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–3, 6–4 in the China Open. Kirilenko reached #18, her career-high singles ranking, on the WTA tour in July 2008... , who lost to Vera Dushevina Vera Dushevina Vera Yevgenyevna Dushevina is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Russia. In 2006, she changed the spelling of her family name from Douchevina to Dushevina.-Biography:... , and Patty Schnyder Patty Schnyder Patty Schnyder is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has been playing on the WTA tour since 1993 and is a former World No. 7. She has defeated several World No... , who was upset by Casey Dellacqua Casey Dellacqua Casey Dellacqua is an Australian professional tennis player who currently resides in Perth, Australia. After the 2008 Australian Open, she became Australia's highest-ranked women's player... . Seeded players out: Gaël Monfils Gaël Monfils Gaël Monfils is a French professional male tennis player. He is currently the third highest ranked French tennis player, and number 13 in the world....  (withdrawal), Ivo Karlović Ivo Karlovic Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. He has also defeated several highly ranked opponents including Roger Federer Ivo Karlović (born February 28, 1979 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian tennis player. He has won... , Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra -Life and career:Llodra was born in Paris, where his father Michel played for football club Paris Saint-Germain. A left-hander, his serve-and-volley style is modelled on that of his idol, Stefan Edberg....  (retirement), David Nalbandian David Nalbandian David Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player of Armenian and Italian descent, who is ranked 20th in the world as of August 19, 2009.-2000–2002:... ; Dominika Cibulková Dominika Cibulková Dominika Cibulková is a Slovak professional tennis player. She is also a former World Junior No. 3, achieving that ranking in May 2005. Her career-high ranking of World No. 12 was achieved on July 6, 2009. As of August 3, 2009, she is ranked World No... , Virginie Razzano Virginie Razzano Virginie Razzano is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 2. She has won two WTA singles titles, both in 2007 in Guangzhou and Tokyo. Razzano reached her carrer high ranking of World No... , Alizé Cornet Alizé Cornet Alizé Cornet is a female tennis player from France and the current French number four. . She has a career-high ranking of #11, achieved on 16 February 2009; as of July 21 2009, she is ranked World No. 28... , Maria Kirilenko Maria Kirilenko Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko is a Russian professional tennis player. Kirilenko won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–3, 6–4 in the China Open. Kirilenko reached #18, her career-high singles ranking, on the WTA tour in July 2008... , Patty Schnyder Patty Schnyder Patty Schnyder is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has been playing on the WTA tour since 1993 and is a former World No. 7. She has defeated several World No... . The men's doubles competition saw no seeds advancing but Australian Open 2008 Australian Open The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year...  runners-up and Wimbledon defending champions 2007 Wimbledon Championships The 2007 Wimbledon Championships were held between 25 June and 8 July, 2007. For the first time there was equal prize money for the men's and women's singles champions. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof....  Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...  & Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra -Life and career:Llodra was born in Paris, where his father Michel played for football club Paris Saint-Germain. A left-hander, his serve-and-volley style is modelled on that of his idol, Stefan Edberg....  were forced to withdraw before their first match, because of Llodra's left arm injury, which had already caused his retirement in the singles earlier in the day. In the women's doubles competition, French Open 2008 French Open The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....  mixed doubles champion Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka Victoria Fiodorovna Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player who, as of 12 October 2009, is ranked World Number 8. Azarenka has won two mixed doubles Grand Slam titles — 2007 US Open with Max Mirnyi and 2008 French Open with Bob Bryan...  & partner Shahar Peer proceeded to the next round. Seeded players out: Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra -Life and career:Llodra was born in Paris, where his father Michel played for football club Paris Saint-Germain. A left-hander, his serve-and-volley style is modelled on that of his idol, Stefan Edberg....  / Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...  (withdrawal). (Pictures from Day 1) Day 2 In the men's singles, Queen's Club 2008 Queen's Club Championships The 2008 Queen's Club Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 37th edition of the Queen's Club Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Queen's Club in London, England, United Kingdom, from June 9...  champion, 2006 2006 Wimbledon Championships The 2006 Wimbledon Championships began on 26 June and finished on 9 July, 2006.-Gentlemen's singles: Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3-Ladies' singles: Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin 2-6 6-3 6-4...  and 2007 Wimbledon 2007 Wimbledon Championships The 2007 Wimbledon Championships were held between 25 June and 8 July, 2007. For the first time there was equal prize money for the men's and women's singles champions. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof....  runner-up Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a former World No. 1 Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked #2. Nadal has won six Grand Slam singles titles, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles....  scored his first win, securing a second round spot along with Jarkko Nieminen Jarkko Nieminen Jarkko Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.Nieminen ranked World No. 37 in the ATP Rankings in the 2008 end of season rankings. He has won one ATP singles title and one doubles title in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the... , Nicolas Kiefer Nicolas Kiefer Nicolas Kiefer , is a German tennis player. His mother, Nicole, is French. He won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Tennis career:... , Tommy Robredo Tommy Robredo Tommy Robredo Garcés is a professional tennis player from Spain. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No... , Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He reached a career high of World Number 7 in July 2007 after making it to the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2007. Later that year, Gasquet qualified for the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup. He is currently the World No. 47.-Early years:Gasquet was born... , Paul-Henri Mathieu Paul-Henri Mathieu {{BLP unsourced section|date=May 2009}}{{BLP unsourced section|date=May 2009}}{{mbox| type = content| image = | text = This needs to be updated. {{#if:|Parts of this are no longer up to date... , Radek Štěpánek Radek Štepánek Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1996. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles... , Gilles Simon Gilles Simon Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player. He is a six time winner on the ATP Tour. He is currently the second best French player, behind Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and the 10th ranked player in the world... , Nicolás Almagro Nicolás Almagro Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle is a Spanish tennis player. As of late 2008, Almagro is the third-youngest of the many Spanish players in the ATP Top 100 .Almagro had been a highly rated junior for many years, and finally realised his potential in 2005... , Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny (Russian: (mixaˈil ˈjuʒnɨj) born 25 June 1982, in Moscow, USSR (now Russia), is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style.... , James Blake James Blake James Riley Blake is a professional tennis player and currently the second-highest ranked American, 24th in the world . Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. He reached the final of the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup but lost to World No. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets... , two-time finalist Andy Roddick Andy Roddick Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. His best surfaces are hard court and grass.... , and twelfth seed Andy Murray, who overcame 'The Magician' Fabrice Santoro Fabrice Santoro Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a French professional male tennis player from Tahiti, the largest island in French Polynesia, located in the Pacific Ocean....  6–3, 6–4, 7–6(5), in little more than two hours, while twenty-fifth seed Dmitry Tursunov Dmitry Tursunov Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he moved to live in the United States, where he has lived ever since, to further his prospects of becoming a professional player.Tursunov is an offensive baseliner with excellent groundstrokes from...  battled during nearly four hours before claiming a 6–4, 6–7(8), 7–6(7), 3–6, 7–5 win over 2007 Queen's Club 2007 Queen's Club Championships The 2007 Artois Championships was an ATP Tour International Series tennis tournament held in London from 11 June until 17 June, 2007. It was the 35th edition of the Queen's Club Championships....  finalist Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau... . ATP Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour...  No. 116 Benjamin Becker Benjamin Becker Benjamin Becker is a German professional tennis player. Becker's primary weapon is a very big serve that he can hit at up to 220 km/h , along with powerful groundstrokes....  provided the biggest upset of the tournament thus far with a 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 win over fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semi-finals, which he has done on four occasions - twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open... , whose first round exit was the fifth in seven Wimbledon appearances, and Croatian Ivan Ljubičić Ivan Ljubicic Ivan Ljubičić is a Bosnia-born Croatian tennis player. His career-high ATP Entry ranking was No. 3, and his current Entry list ranking is No. 43 ....  was upset in a close five-setter by 72nd-ranked, Austrian Jürgen Melzer Jürgen Melzer Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 26 on 18 May 2009, and a doubles ranking of No... , on the final score of 6–4, 7–6(7), 4–6, 2–6, 6–3. On the women's side, defending champion 2007 Wimbledon Championships The 2007 Wimbledon Championships were held between 25 June and 8 July, 2007. For the first time there was equal prize money for the men's and women's singles champions. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof....  Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate occasions; as of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 4...  proceeded to the next round past British hope Naomi Cavaday Naomi Cavaday Naomi Kathleen Cavaday is an English tennis player from Sidcup, Kent. She is currently the British No.7, and is ranked No.373 in the world . Her current coach is Rob Smith. She was formerly coached by David Felgate, the long-time coach of Tim Henman... , alongside Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female player on 17 August 2009. She is also ranked World No. 21 in doubles.... , Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish tennis player. She achieved her current and career-high singles ranking of World No. 5 on 21 September 2009. She is the only Danish woman currently in the Top 300 on the WTA Tour... , Sania Mirza Sania Mirza Sania Mirza , born 15 November 1986, is an Indian tennis player. She started her tennis career in 2003. In 2004 she was awarded the Arjuna award by the Indian Government.-Early life:... , Sybille Bammer Sybille Bammer Sybille Bammer is a professional female tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on 17 December 2007.-Tennis career:... , Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is a former World No. 1 Russian professional tennis player and three time Grand Slam singles champion... , Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone is a professional tennis player from Italy. She turned professional in 1998.Her career high ranking is World No. 11, achieved on 30 January 2006. She has won only one singles title on the WTA tour but has reached eight finals, six of them since the autumn of 2005. Schiavone has... , Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka Victoria Fiodorovna Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player who, as of 12 October 2009, is ranked World Number 8. Azarenka has won two mixed doubles Grand Slam titles — 2007 US Open with Max Mirnyi and 2008 French Open with Bob Bryan... , Vera Zvonareva Vera Zvonareva Vera Igorevna Zvonarёva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. As of June 8, 2009, she is ranked World No. 7.... , Nadia Petrova Nadia Petrova Nadia Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player. Overall, she has won 26 WTA Titles, nine in singles and seventeen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No... , Shahar Peer, Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová ' onMouseout='HidePop("8202")' href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Jelena_Janković">Jelena Janković Jelena Janković Jelena Janković is a Serbian professional tennis player former World No. 1-Career:Janković learned her first tennis skills in Tennis Club 'Red Star'. As a nine-and-a-half year old she was introduced to tennis by her elder brother and fitness coach Marko. She was later trained at the Tennis Academy... , Roland-Garros runner-up 2008 French Open The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....  Dinara Safina Dinara Safina Dinara Mikhailovna Safina is a Russian professional tennis player and former world number 1 who is currently ranked World No. 2....  and 1999 Wimbledon 1999 Wimbledon Championships List of the 1999 Wimbledon Champions:-Men's Singles: Pete Sampras def. Andre Agassi, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5*It was Sampras' 2nd title of the year, and his 58th overall. It was his 12th career Grand Slam title, and his 6th at Wimbledon.-Women's Singles:...  champion Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years... , in her first appearance since 2005 2005 Wimbledon Championships List of the 2005 Wimbledon Champions-Men's Singles: Roger Federer def. Andy Roddick, 6-2, 7-6 , 6-4-Women's Singles: Venus Williams def. Lindsay Davenport, 4-6, 7-6 , 9-7 -Men's Doubles:... . Twenty-third seed Katarina Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player, coached by Biljana Veselinovic. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006. Her nickname amongst fans is...  was knocked out of the tournament at the end of an almost-four-hours-long thriller, in which she held four match points, before her opponent, WTA Women's Tennis Association The Women's Tennis Association, formed in 1973, is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It organizes the WTA Tour, the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, which has for sponsorship reasons been known since 2005 as The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour...  No. 102 Julia Görges Julia Görges Julia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. She qualified for the main draw at the 2007 US Open and lost 6–0, 6–3 to number one Justine Henin in the first round. Görges reached a career high singles ranking of World Number 76 on 19 October 2009, and as of that date has reached World...  eventually won on the score of 4–6, 7–6(8), 16–14. Seeded players out: Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semi-finals, which he has done on four occasions - twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open... , Ivan Ljubičić Ivan Ljubicic Ivan Ljubičić is a Bosnia-born Croatian tennis player. His career-high ATP Entry ranking was No. 3, and his current Entry list ranking is No. 43 .... ; Katarina Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player, coached by Biljana Veselinovic. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006. Her nickname amongst fans is... . In the men's doubles, South Africans Jeff Coetzee Jeff Coetzee Jeff Coetzee is a South African professional tennis player and competes regularly on the ATP tour, as a doubles specialist....  & Wesley Moodie Wesley Moodie Wesley Moodie is a professional tennis player from South Africa.-Early life and college career:He began to play tennis at an early age and won the South African Junior Masters tournament in February 1996....  won their first round match, as well as Australian Open 2008 Australian Open The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year...  champions Jonathan Erlich Jonathan Erlich Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich is a professional Israeli tennis player...  & Andy Ram Andy Ram Andy Ram is a professional tennis player from Israel, and the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniors Grand Slam event .... , who completed their encounter after it was stopped by bad light on Day 1, on the final score of 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 11–9, and Lukáš Dlouhý Lukáš Dlouhý Lukáš Dlouhý is a professional Czech tennis player on the ATP Tour.At the 2006 French Open, he reached the third round of the men's singles event and the semifinals of the men's doubles tournament with his countryman Pavel Vízner. In 2007, they reached the 2007 French Open final, losing to Mark...  & Leander Paes Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament. He is one of the most successful professional Indian tennis players and also the former captain of the Indian tennis team. He has won various... , who after five sets of play eventually claimed a 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 victory. Polish tenth seeds Mariusz Fyrstenberg Mariusz Fyrstenberg Mariusz Fyrstenberg is a left-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Marcin Matkowski; they have been playing together since 2003....  & Marcin Matkowski Marcin Matkowski Marcin Matkowski is a right-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Mariusz Fyrstenberg; they have been playing together since 2003, he occasionally plays mixed doubles with Caroline Wozniacki.Matkowski and Fyrstenberg qualified as the eighth...  were upset in straight sets by Rohan Bopanna Rohan Bopanna Rohan Bopanna is an Indian professional tennis player, and Indian singles number 2.Bopanna, who started playing tennis at age 11, reached his career high singles rankings on 27 February 2006 when he reached the 230th position in the ATP Rankings...  & Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is a professional tennis player from Pakistan. He is the Pakistani Number 1. His highest Singles Race ranking is 103rd and is the former Asian number 3.... . In the women's draw, eleventh-seeded 2000 2000 Wimbledon Championships List of the 2000 Wimbledon Champions:-Men's singles: Pete Sampras def. Patrick Rafter, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2...  and 2002 2002 Wimbledon Championships List of the 2002 Wimbledon Champions:-Men's singles: Lleyton Hewitt def. David Nalbandian, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2*It was Hewitt's 4th title of the year, and his 16th overall. It was his 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.-Women's singles: Serena Williams def...  Wimbledon doubles champions Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and current World No. 1. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on four separate occasions...  & Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate occasions; as of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 4...  advanced past their first round adversaries in less than an hour. Seeded players out: Mariusz Fyrstenberg Mariusz Fyrstenberg Mariusz Fyrstenberg is a left-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Marcin Matkowski; they have been playing together since 2003....  / Marcin Matkowski Marcin Matkowski Marcin Matkowski is a right-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Mariusz Fyrstenberg; they have been playing together since 2003, he occasionally plays mixed doubles with Caroline Wozniacki.Matkowski and Fyrstenberg qualified as the eighth... . (Pictures from Day 2) Day 3 World No. 1 and defending champion 2007 Wimbledon Championships The 2007 Wimbledon Championships were held between 25 June and 8 July, 2007. For the first time there was equal prize money for the men's and women's singles champions. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof....  Roger Federer Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. As of October 2009, he is ranked world number 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals , having previously held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks... , Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. His career ranking high is #9, achieved on 9 June 2008.He considers clay his best surface, and the backhand his best shot... , Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Glynn Hewitt is a professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1 ranked player, from Australia. In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked number one at age 20... , Feliciano López Feliciano López Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid.... , Marcos Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis born June 17, 1985, Limassol is a Cypriot professional tennis player. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships and reached a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 8 on August 2006. As of October 2009, he is ranked No... , David Ferrer David Ferrer David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain. He turned professional in 2000.... , Fernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is currently the second-highest ranked Spanish tennis player, ranked number 9 in the world . Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...  and Tomáš Berdych Tomáš Berdych Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:At the 2005 Paris Masters he won his first career ATP Masters Series title...  advanced to the next round of the men's top half of the draw, alongside twenty-ninth seed Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from the province of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol-Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hardcourts his favourite surface. He is coached by Massimo Sartori... , who overcame Frenchman Florent Serra Florent Serra Florent Serra is a French male tennis player. A right-hander, he has won two ATP titles during his career and is coached by Pierre Cherret.-Early life and junior career:...  at the end of a close five-setter, on the final score of 6–3, 6–7(4), 6–2, 6–7(5), 6–4. The shock of the day came as former World No. 1, 2000 US Open and 2005 Australian Open 2005 Australian Open The 2005 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 January until 30 January, 2005.-Men's Singles: Marat Safin def. Lleyton Hewitt, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4...  champion, and now 75th-ranked Marat Safin Marat Safin Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a former World No. 1 Russian ATP tennis player. He is the older brother of current World No. 2 WTA player Dinara Safina. They are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history to both achieve No. 1 rankings.Safin began his professional career in 1997, and held the No...  took out ATP Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour...  No. 3, 2007 Wimbledon semifinalist and reigning Australian Open 2008 Australian Open The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year...  champion Novak Djoković Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player, currently ranked World No. 3.He won his first Grand Slam singles title at the 2008 Australian Open. After beating World No...  in straight sets, winning 6–4, 7–6(3), 6–2, after two hours of play. Twenty-first seed Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2003 U.S. Open...  also left the tournament, retiring due to a neck injury in the third set of his second round against Halle 2008 Gerry Weber Open The 2008 Gerry Weber Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 16th edition of the Gerry Weber Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from June 7 through...  doubles champion Mischa Zverev Mischa Zverev Michael "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Hamburg, Germany and represents Germany internationally... , and fifteenth seed and French Open quarterfinalist Fernando González Fernando González Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest hitting forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...  lost a close encounter to Italian Simone Bolelli Simone Bolelli Simone Bolelli is a professional Italian tennis player.- 2003 :In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospisil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi, losing to Galo Blanco in the... , on the score of 7–6(8), 7–6(7), 3–6, 7–6(4). In the women's singles, Elena Dementieva Elena Dementieva Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a Russian professional tennis player, who has won one Olympic medals in singles, including the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Her performance at the Olympics is the strongest of any competitor in recent times, with an 11–2 record. She has also...  won her first round, and Nicole Vaidišová Nicole Vaidišová Nicole Vaidišová is a Czech female tennis player.Vaidišová has been playing tennis since she was six years old. She is a student of Nick Bollettieri and trains at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Her serve is considered her biggest weapon. As of 28 September 2009,... , Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova is a Russian professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3. She won the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open singles titles... , Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and current World No. 1. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on four separate occasions... , Ágnes Szávay Ágnes Szávay Ágnes Szávay is a professional tennis player from Hungary. She is the country's second highest ranked tennis player. She was the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She achieved her career high ranking of World No. 13 on April 14, 2008. As of July 13, 2009, she is ranked World No... , Anna Chakvetadze Anna Chakvetadze Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze ; born March 5, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won seven WTA Singles Titles. As of July 27 2009, she is ranked World No... , Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; born 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. She is a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles in 2006, at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon.... , Agnieszka Radwańska Agnieszka Radwanska Agnieszka Radwańska is a WTA Tour Polish tennis player.She defeated Tamira Paszek of Austria to win the 2005 Girls' Singles Championship at Wimbledon. As a professional, her highest career singles ranking is World No. 9, achieved on 4 August 2008. As of 12 October , 2009, she is ranked World No...  and 2007 Wimbledon 2007 Wimbledon Championships The 2007 Wimbledon Championships were held between 25 June and 8 July, 2007. For the first time there was equal prize money for the men's and women's singles champions. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof....  runner-up Marion Bartoli Marion Bartoli Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 1. She has won five Women's Tennis Association titles, and was runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. As of October 12 2009, Bartoli is ranked World No.12.-Early Life and Personal Life:Bartoli was born on 2...  won their second round matches. New World No. 1 and French Open 2008 French Open The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....  winner Ana Ivanović Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanović, is a former World No.1 Serbian tennis player. As of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 14 by the Women's Tennis Association...  was pushed to the limit, as she saved two match points in the three-hours-and-twenty-minutes thriller that opposed her to WTA Women's Tennis Association The Women's Tennis Association, formed in 1973, is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It organizes the WTA Tour, the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, which has for sponsorship reasons been known since 2005 as The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour...  No. 97 Nathalie Dechy Nathalie Dechy Nathalie Dechy is a French former professional tour tennis player.Dechy is a three-time doubles Grand Slam champion, winning the 2006 US Open women's doubles title with Vera Zvonareva, the 2007 French Open mixed doubles title with Andy Ram, and the 2007 US Open women's doubles title with Dinara... , and of which she came out the victor on the score of 6–7(2) 7–6(3), 10–8. Twenty-eighth seed and Australian Open 2008 Australian Open The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year...  doubles champion Alona Bondarenko retired against qualifier Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová due to a right leg injury, and twentieth seed Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone is a professional tennis player from Italy. She turned professional in 1998.Her career high ranking is World No. 11, achieved on 30 January 2006. She has won only one singles title on the WTA tour but has reached eight finals, six of them since the autumn of 2005. Schiavone has...  lost in three sets to Anabel Medina Garrigues Anabel Medina Garrigues Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No... , despite holding three consecutive match points in the deciding set. Seeded players out: Novak Djoković Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player, currently ranked World No. 3.He won his first Grand Slam singles title at the 2008 Australian Open. After beating World No... , Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2003 U.S. Open...  (retirement), Fernando González Fernando González Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest hitting forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra... ; Alona Bondarenko (retirement), Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone is a professional tennis player from Italy. She turned professional in 1998.Her career high ranking is World No. 11, achieved on 30 January 2006. She has won only one singles title on the WTA tour but has reached eight finals, six of them since the autumn of 2005. Schiavone has... In the men's doubles, World No. 1 team Bob Bryan Bob Bryan Robert Charles Bryan was born on April 29, 1978, in Camarillo, California and is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has been a World No. 1 doubles player for the last several years. He has won thirteen Grand Slam titles, including seven in men's doubles...  & Mike Bryan Mike Bryan Michael Carl Bryan is an American professional tennis player. He stands tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998.-College:...  proceeded to the second round, along with Brazilian pair Marcelo Melo Marcelo Melo Marcelo Melo is a Brazilian tennis player, currently ranked 22nd in the world in doubles. Alongside regular teammate André Sá, he has reached the Mens Doubles semifinal at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and the quarterfinal at the 2007 US Open...  & André Sá André Sá André Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:... , who won their first round encounter in five sets 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1, Jonas Björkman Jonas Björkman Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World No. 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles...  & Kevin Ullyett Kevin Ullyett Kevin Ullyett Kevin Ullyett Kevin Ullyett (born on 23 May 1972 in Harare is a professional tennis player from Zimbabwe. His primary success on the tour has been in men's doubles. He has won 24 doubles titles, including the 2001 US Open and the 2005 Australian Open, both with Wayne Black.In mixed... , František Čermák František Cermák František Čermák is a Czech professional tennis player. Čermák turned pro in 1998. He has won 15 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and has been a finalist 12 times. He reached his career high doubles ranking of World No. 18 on July 18, 2005. He usually plays doubles with countryman Leoš Friedl....  & Jordan Kerr Jordan Kerr Jordan Kerr is an Australian professional tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 356th, which he reached on 7 August 2000. His career high in doubles was at 23rd, which he reached on 18 August 2008....  and Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career best singles ranking is ATP World No. 33, which he reached in October 2009...  & Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau... . 2007 US Open 2007 U.S. Open (tennis) For the golf tournament, see 2007 U.S. Open Golf Championship.The 2007 U.S. Open was held from 27 August to 9 September, 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City....  champions and fifth seeds Simon Aspelin Simon Aspelin Simon Aspelin is a professional doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998. Aspelin has achieved a career-high singles ranking relevant as of 23 March 2007, of World Number 436 which he reached on 17 August 1998.A memorable part of Aspelin's career was when he and doubles partner...  & Julian Knowle Julian Knowle Julian Knowle is an Austrian male professional tennis player. Being a born left-hander Knowle is one of now only few on the ATP Tour who plays his forehand, backhand and even volleys double-handed. He is currently Austria's most successful doubles player in history by reaching no...  were upset in four sets by Kevin Anderson Kevin Anderson (tennis) Kevin Anderson is a male South African tennis player.He became the top-ranked South African player on March 10, 2008 after making the final at the 2008 Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas...  & Robert Lindstedt Robert Lindstedt Robert Lindstedt is a Swedish professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1998, and is a doubles specialist... . World No. 1 team and defending champions 2007 Wimbledon Championships The 2007 Wimbledon Championships were held between 25 June and 8 July, 2007. For the first time there was equal prize money for the men's and women's singles champions. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof....  Cara Black Cara Black Cara Black is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She is the current World No. 1 in Doubles.-Career:...  & Liezel Huber Liezel Huber Liezel Huber is a tennis player from South Africa who competes for, resides in, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. Huber has won the women's doubles title in Wimbledon in 2005 and the Australian Open in 2007 with partner Cara Black. As of November 12, 2007, she is the co-World No... , Iveta Benešová Iveta Benešová Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won one WTA Tour event, Tier III in Acapulco in 2004.-2006-2008:...  & Janette Husárová Janette Husárová Janette Husárová is a professional female tennis player from Slovakia. She's probably best remembered for winning the WTA Tour Championships women's doubles title in 2002 partenering Russian Elena Dementieva... , Květa Peschke Kveta Peschke Květoslava Peschke, also known as Květa Peschkeová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. She plays mostly on the baseline, with her best shot being the forehand...  & Rennae Stubbs Rennae Stubbs Rennae Stubbs is an Australian professional female tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles and represented Australia at three successive Olympic Games.... , Ai Sugiyama Ai Sugiyama is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 in women's doubles, and was considered to be one of the best doubles player in the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992...  & Katarina Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player, coached by Biljana Veselinovic. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006. Her nickname amongst fans is... , Lisa Raymond Lisa Raymond Lisa Raymond is a professional female tennis player from the United States. On June 12, 2000, she reached the World No. 1 ranking in doubles. Her career high singles ranking was World No...  & Samantha Stosur Samantha Stosur Samantha Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 on WTA Tour in doubles, together with Lisa Raymond from the United States. As of October 19, 2009, Stosur is ranked No. 13 in singles and No... , Zi Yan & Jie Zheng Zheng Jie Zheng Jie is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her carrer high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. She has won three WTA singles titles at...  and Dinara Safina Dinara Safina Dinara Mikhailovna Safina is a Russian professional tennis player and former world number 1 who is currently ranked World No. 2....  & Ágnes Szávay Ágnes Szávay Ágnes Szávay is a professional tennis player from Hungary. She is the country's second highest ranked tennis player. She was the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She achieved her career high ranking of World No. 13 on April 14, 2008. As of July 13, 2009, she is ranked World No...  were among the teams advancing past the first round of the women's doubles event. Meanwhile, eighth seeds Shuai Peng & Tiantian Sun were upset in three sets by Catalina Castaño Catalina Castaño Catalina Castaño Alvarez is a professional female Colombian tennis player. On 10 July 2006, Catalina reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 35. Since November 2006, she is the highest ranked South American female tennis player...  & Kaia Kanepi Kaia Kanepi Kaia Kanepi is an Estonian professional female tennis player. Her career-high ranking was set at World No. 18 on May 25 2009. As of June 8, 2009 she is ranked World No. 24. She is right-handed and has a two-handed backhand... , fourth seeds Yung-jan Chan Chan Yung-jan Chan Yung-jan is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China.She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan ' onMouseout='HidePop("23820")' href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Chuang_Chia-jung">Chia-jung Chuang Chuang Chia-jung Chuang Chia-jung is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. In the Australian Open 2007, she entered the final of women's doubles with her partner Chan Yung-jan, but lost in three sets to Cara Black and Liezel Huber.-Runner-ups :-Wins :-Runner-ups :-Wins :-Runner-ups :-Doubles performance...  fell to Akgul Amanmuradova Akgul Amanmuradova Akgul Amanmuradova is a professional female tennis player from Uzbekistan. As of July 14, 2009, she is 117th in the WTA rankings. At 6 foot, 3 inches she is used to be the tallest player on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour...  & Darya Kustova Darya Kustova Darya Kustova is a professional Belarusian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 184th, which she reached on February 4, 2008. Her career high in doubles was 66 set at July 7, 2008.... , and in the last match of the day, fourteenth seeds Alicia Molik Alicia Molik Alicia Molik is a professional female tennis player from Australia. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She retired from the sport in September 2008. However in August 2009 she announced her...  & Mara Santangelo Mara Santangelo Mara Santangelo is a professional female tennis player from Italy.-Tennis career:Santangelo reached the fourth round at the 2004 Australian Open, defeating 16th-seeded Magüi Serna, Barbara Schett, and 19th-seeded Eleni Daniilidou—losing to eventual champion and World No. 1 Justine Henin after...  lost in three sets to Tatiana Perebiynis Tatiana Perebiynis Tetyana Yurevna Perebiynis , born on December 15, 1982 is a Top 100 female professional tennis player born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, where she lives. She is an only child. She reached the Wimbledon junior girls' singles final in 2000, and won the Wimbledon juniors doubles final that year...  & Alicja Rosolska Alicja Rosolska Alicja Rosolska is a Polish professional tennis player. Rosolska made her bow as a professional at the 2002 J&S Cup.She is primarily a doubles player, partnering countrywoman Klaudia Jans. She and Jans have reached five finals on the WTA Tour... . Seeded players out: Simon Aspelin Simon Aspelin Simon Aspelin is a professional doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998. Aspelin has achieved a career-high singles ranking relevant as of 23 March 2007, of World Number 436 which he reached on 17 August 1998.A memorable part of Aspelin's career was when he and doubles partner...  / Julian Knowle Julian Knowle Julian Knowle is an Austrian male professional tennis player. Being a born left-hander Knowle is one of now only few on the ATP Tour who plays his forehand, backhand and even volleys double-handed. He is currently Austria's most successful doubles player in history by reaching no... ; Shuai Peng / Tiantian Sun, Yung-jan Chan Chan Yung-jan Chan Yung-jan is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China.She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan ' onMouseout='HidePop("18793")' href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Chuang_Chia-jung">Chia-jung Chuang Chuang Chia-jung Chuang Chia-jung is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. In the Australian Open 2007, she entered the final of women's doubles with her partner Chan Yung-jan, but lost in three sets to Cara Black and Liezel Huber.-Runner-ups :-Wins :-Runner-ups :-Wins :-Runner-ups :-Doubles performance... , Alicia Molik Alicia Molik Alicia Molik is a professional female tennis player from Australia. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She retired from the sport in September 2008. However in August 2009 she announced her...  / Mara Santangelo Mara Santangelo Mara Santangelo is a professional female tennis player from Italy.-Tennis career:Santangelo reached the fourth round at the 2004 Australian Open, defeating 16th-seeded Magüi Serna, Barbara Schett, and 19th-seeded Eleni Daniilidou—losing to eventual champion and World No. 1 Justine Henin after... . (Pictures from Day 3) Day 4 Among the seeds advancing to the third round in the bottom half of the men's draw were Nicolas Kiefer Nicolas Kiefer Nicolas Kiefer , is a German tennis player. His mother, Nicole, is French. He won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Tennis career:... , Andy Murray, Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He reached a career high of World Number 7 in July 2007 after making it to the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2007. Later that year, Gasquet qualified for the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup. He is currently the World No. 47.-Early years:Gasquet was born... , Dmitry Tursunov Dmitry Tursunov Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he moved to live in the United States, where he has lived ever since, to further his prospects of becoming a professional player.Tursunov is an offensive baseliner with excellent groundstrokes from... , Paul-Henri Mathieu Paul-Henri Mathieu {{BLP unsourced section|date=May 2009}}{{BLP unsourced section|date=May 2009}}{{mbox| type = content| image = | text = This needs to be updated. {{#if:|Parts of this are no longer up to date... , Gilles Simon Gilles Simon Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player. He is a six time winner on the ATP Tour. He is currently the second best French player, behind Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and the 10th ranked player in the world... , Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny (Russian: (mixaˈil ˈjuʒnɨj) born 25 June 1982, in Moscow, USSR (now Russia), is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style.... , who prevailed at the end of a three-hours-and-a-half-long five-setter against ATP Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour...  No. 201, qualifier Stefano Galvani Stefano Galvani Stefano Galvani is a professional male tennis player from Italy.- 2002 :On August 19, 2002, Galvani achieved his career-high singles ranking: World No. 104.- 2008 :... , on the score of 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, and Radek Štěpánek Radek Štepánek Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1996. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles... , who came back from being down two-sets-to-love to defeat Serbian Viktor Troicki Viktor Troicki Viktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. Viktor Troicki has Serbian and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver to Serbia in 1917. His career high ranking is #24, achieved on August 3, 2009.-Early Years:Troicki started playing tennis at the age of 5...  6–7(1), 6–7(3), 6–3, 6–1, 6–2. Second seed, four-time French Open champion, two-time Wimbledon finalist Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a former World No. 1 Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked #2. Nadal has won six Grand Slam singles titles, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles....  had to battle during three hours against Roland-Garros quarterfinalist Ernests Gulbis Ernests Gulbis Ernests Gulbis is a Latvian professional tennis player. As of August 24, 2009, he is ranked 95th in the world in men's singles. In 2008, Gulbis won his first ATP Tour doubles title in Houston, teaming with Rainer Schüttler... , before claiming a 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–3 victory, and also proceed to the next round. Meanwhile, twenty-third seed Tommy Robredo Tommy Robredo Tommy Robredo Garcés is a professional tennis player from Spain. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...  fell in straight sets to Tommy Haas Tommy Haas Thomas Mario "Tommy" Haas is a German professional tennis player who reached a career-high ranking of World No.2 on May 13, 2002.- Playing Style :... , twenty-fourth seed Jarkko Nieminen Jarkko Nieminen Jarkko Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.Nieminen ranked World No. 37 in the ATP Rankings in the 2008 end of season rankings. He has won one ATP singles title and one doubles title in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the...  lost in a close match to Marin Čilić Marin Cilic Marin Čilić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. His career high ATP ranking is no. 13, achieved on May 18, 2009...  on the score of 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(6), 7–5, French Open quarterfinalist Nicolás Almagro Nicolás Almagro Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle is a Spanish tennis player. As of late 2008, Almagro is the third-youngest of the many Spanish players in the ATP Top 100 .Almagro had been a highly rated junior for many years, and finally realised his potential in 2005...  was upset 6–3, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 by Guillermo García López Guillermo Garcia Lopez Guillermo García López is a professional male tennis player from Spain.Guillermo is good friends with fellow Spanish tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero and both train at the JC Ferrero Equelite Tennis Academy in Villena, Spain.On June 22, 2009, García-López achieved his career-high singles... , and 2003 Australian Open 2003 Australian Open The 2003 Australian Open was a tennis tournament held in 2003. It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2003 ATP Tour and the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the 91st edition of the event.-Men's Singles: Andre Agassi def...  runner-up, and now 94th-ranked Rainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player.He began playing tennis at the age of ten...  eliminated ninth seed James Blake James Blake James Riley Blake is a professional tennis player and currently the second-highest ranked American, 24th in the world . Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. He reached the final of the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup but lost to World No. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets...  after a five-set-marathon, 6–3, 6–7(8), 4–6, 6–4, 6–4. Sixth seed Andy Roddick Andy Roddick Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. His best surfaces are hard court and grass....  fell before the third round for the first time in eight appearances, as the two-time Wimbledon finalist was knocked out of the tournament by ATP Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour...  No. 40 Janko Tipsarević Janko Tipsarevic Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career high is #33, achieved on 12 May 2008.In his career, he has won two Futures and nine tournaments from ATP Challenger Series. Tipsarevic has also won the 2001 Australian Open junior title. He is currently ranked No... , 6–7(5), 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(4). In the women's singles, defending champion 2007 Wimbledon Championships The 2007 Wimbledon Championships were held between 25 June and 8 July, 2007. For the first time there was equal prize money for the men's and women's singles champions. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof....  Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate occasions; as of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 4...  advanced to the third round, alongside Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish tennis player. She achieved her current and career-high singles ranking of World No. 5 on 21 September 2009. She is the only Danish woman currently in the Top 300 on the WTA Tour... , Dinara Safina Dinara Safina Dinara Mikhailovna Safina is a Russian professional tennis player and former world number 1 who is currently ranked World No. 2.... , Shahar Peer, Jelena Janković Jelena Janković Jelena Janković is a Serbian professional tennis player former World No. 1-Career:Janković learned her first tennis skills in Tennis Club 'Red Star'. As a nine-and-a-half year old she was introduced to tennis by her elder brother and fitness coach Marko. She was later trained at the Tennis Academy... , Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka Victoria Fiodorovna Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player who, as of 12 October 2009, is ranked World Number 8. Azarenka has won two mixed doubles Grand Slam titles — 2007 US Open with Max Mirnyi and 2008 French Open with Bob Bryan... , Elena Dementieva Elena Dementieva Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a Russian professional tennis player, who has won one Olympic medals in singles, including the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Her performance at the Olympics is the strongest of any competitor in recent times, with an 11–2 record. She has also...  and Nadia Petrova Nadia Petrova Nadia Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player. Overall, she has won 26 WTA Titles, nine in singles and seventeen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No... . Thirty-second seed Sania Mirza Sania Mirza Sania Mirza , born 15 November 1986, is an Indian tennis player. She started her tennis career in 2003. In 2004 she was awarded the Arjuna award by the Indian Government.-Early life:...  was taken to three sets by WTA Women's Tennis Association The Women's Tennis Association, formed in 1973, is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It organizes the WTA Tour, the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, which has for sponsorship reasons been known since 2005 as The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour...  No. 101 María José Martínez Sánchez María José Martínez Sánchez María José Martínez Sánchez is a professional tennis player from Spain. She has had some success in singles, reaching a career high of No. 33 in October 2009 and winning two titles: the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas and the 2009 Swedish Open. She was also a runner-up at the 2008 Barcelona KIA... , and eventually lost 6–0, 4–6, 9–7, while thirteenth seed Vera Zvonareva Vera Zvonareva Vera Igorevna Zvonarёva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. As of June 8, 2009, she is ranked World No. 7....  fell to recent 's-Hertogenbosch 2008 Ordina Open The 2008 Ordina Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 19th edition of the Ordina Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...  winner Tamarine Tanasugarn Tamarine Tanasugarn Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, California, U.S. and turned professional in 1994... , Austrian Sybille Bammer Sybille Bammer Sybille Bammer is a professional female tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on 17 December 2007.-Tennis career:...  lost in three sets to Shuai Peng, tenth seed Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová ' onMouseout='HidePop("86117")' href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Alisa_Kleybanova">Alisa Kleybanova Alisa Kleybanova Alisa is affectionately known on the tour as "the big fat cow" because of her lack of fitness.Alisa Mikhaelovna Kleybanova is a Russian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA world ranking to date is No... , and twenty-second seed Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female player on 17 August 2009. She is also ranked World No. 21 in doubles....  was knocked out by Ai Sugiyama Ai Sugiyama is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 in women's doubles, and was considered to be one of the best doubles player in the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992... . 1999 Wimbledon 1999 Wimbledon Championships List of the 1999 Wimbledon Champions:-Men's Singles: Pete Sampras def. Andre Agassi, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5*It was Sampras' 2nd title of the year, and his 58th overall. It was his 12th career Grand Slam title, and his 6th at Wimbledon.-Women's Singles:...  champion Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...  decided to withdraw from the tournament before her match against Gisela Dulko Gisela Dulko Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player. On November 21, 2005 Dulko reached her career-high singles ranking of World No... , due to a knee injury. WTA Women's Tennis Association The Women's Tennis Association, formed in 1973, is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It organizes the WTA Tour, the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, which has for sponsorship reasons been known since 2005 as The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour...  No. 159, Russian Alla Kudryavtseva Alla Kudryavtseva Alla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She currently lives in Moscow, where she is coached by Nick Rybakov...  produced the biggest upset of the women's field thus far, as she upset compatriot, former World No. 1, 2004 Wimbledon 2004 Wimbledon Championships List of the 2004 Wimbledon Champions:-Men's Singles: Roger Federer def. Andy Roddick, 4–6, 7–5, 7–6, 6–4*It was Federer's 6th title of the year, and his 17th overall. It was his 3rd career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd at Wimbledon....  winner, reigning Australian Open 2008 Australian Open The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year...  champion, and third seed Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is a former World No. 1 Russian professional tennis player and three time Grand Slam singles champion...  in straight sets, on the score of 6–2, 6–4. Seeded players out: Tommy Robredo Tommy Robredo Tommy Robredo Garcés is a professional tennis player from Spain. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No... , James Blake James Blake James Riley Blake is a professional tennis player and currently the second-highest ranked American, 24th in the world . Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. He reached the final of the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup but lost to World No. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets... , Jarkko Nieminen Jarkko Nieminen Jarkko Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.Nieminen ranked World No. 37 in the ATP Rankings in the 2008 end of season rankings. He has won one ATP singles title and one doubles title in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the... , Andy Roddick Andy Roddick Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. His best surfaces are hard court and grass.... , Nicolás Almagro Nicolás Almagro Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle is a Spanish tennis player. As of late 2008, Almagro is the third-youngest of the many Spanish players in the ATP Top 100 .Almagro had been a highly rated junior for many years, and finally realised his potential in 2005... ; Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...  (withdrawal), Sania Mirza Sania Mirza Sania Mirza , born 15 November 1986, is an Indian tennis player. She started her tennis career in 2003. In 2004 she was awarded the Arjuna award by the Indian Government.-Early life:... , Vera Zvonareva Vera Zvonareva Vera Igorevna Zvonarёva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. As of June 8, 2009, she is ranked World No. 7.... , Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is a former World No. 1 Russian professional tennis player and three time Grand Slam singles champion... , Sybille Bammer Sybille Bammer Sybille Bammer is a professional female tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on 17 December 2007.-Tennis career:... , Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová ' onMouseout='HidePop("87553")' href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Flavia_Pennetta">Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female player on 17 August 2009. She is also ranked World No. 21 in doubles.... . In the men's doubles, Christopher Kas Christopher Kas Christopher Kas is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 224th, which he reached on 4 November 2002. His career high in doubles was at 27 set at 14 July 2008.-Doubles:...  & Rogier Wassen Rogier Wassen Rogier Wassen is a Dutch tennis player who competes regularly on the ATP Tour as a doubles player.Wassen reached his highest doubles ranking on the ATP Tour on 10 September, 2007 when he became world no. 24. The right-hander has won three ATP doubles titles... , Daniel Nestor Daniel Nestor Daniel Mark Nestor is a Serbian-Canadian tennis player from the Toronto, Ontario, area....  & Nenad Zimonjić Nenad Zimonjic Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 2 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis player from Serbia to hold the highest doubles ranking, after Slobodan Živojinović...  and Max Mirnyi Max Mirnyi Max Mirnyi is a professional tennis player from Belarus. Today he is a doubles specialist but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in the world for 7 straight years as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a record of 47...  & Jamie Murray Jamie Murray Jamie Murray was a cast member on MTV's reality television series, The Real World: New Orleans during the Spring of 2000.-Real World:After The Real World, Murray reappeared on several of MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge seasons: Extreme Challenge , Battle of the Sexes , and The Gauntlet II...  advanced to the next round, whereas Czech pair Martin Damm Martin Damm Martin Damm is a tennis player from the Czech Republic, who turned professional in 1990. He is 6'2" 195 lb and is best known for his achievements as a doubles player. , Damm has never won a title in singles, but won a total of 39 titles in doubles...  & Pavel Vízner Pavel Vízner Pavel Vízner is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Vízner has reached the French Open final twice, having had turned professional in 1990 and achieved a career high doubles ranking of World Number 5 on September 10, 2007.- Career :While Vízner had played tournaments in 1988...  fell, after four sets, to Travis Parrott Travis Parrott Travis Parrott is an American professional ATP tennis doubles player. He is primarily a doubles specialist. Travis is the son of Brian Parrott, a pro tennis organizer who helped bring a pair of Davis Cup events to Portland in the 1980s...  & Filip Polášek Filip Polášek Filip Polášek is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. Polášek's highest doubles ranking has been World Number 71 as of April 21, 2008. Polášek's highest singles ranking has been World Number 555 on November 26, 2007.... , and fourth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player. He is among the best doubles tennis players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament ....  & Mark Knowles Mark Knowles Mark Knowles is a professional male tennis player from the Bahamas. He was awarded All American honors at UCLA in both singles and doubles. His highest singles ranking on the ATP was World No. 93. He has been very successful in doubles partnering with Canadian Daniel Nestor. The pair have won the...  lost to Philipp Petzschner Philipp Petzschner Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He was born on March 24, 1984 in Bayreuth, Germany and is known for his incredible bursts of speed around the court. He is sponsored by Wilson. His career high rank was #35 which he achieved on September 14, 2009.-2007:He entered the 2007...  & Alexander Peya Alexander Peya Alexander Peya is an Austrian male tennis player. He reached a career high singles ranking of 92 in the world on April 30, 2007. His career high doubles ranking was 48 on January 15, 2007. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and currently resides there.In September 2008 Peya helped Austria to a Davis... . Ninth seeds Lukáš Dlouhý Lukáš Dlouhý Lukáš Dlouhý is a professional Czech tennis player on the ATP Tour.At the 2006 French Open, he reached the third round of the men's singles event and the semifinals of the men's doubles tournament with his countryman Pavel Vízner. In 2007, they reached the 2007 French Open final, losing to Mark...  & Leander Paes Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament. He is one of the most successful professional Indian tennis players and also the former captain of the Indian tennis team. He has won various...  were among the first teams to reach the third round, along with Christopher Kas Christopher Kas Christopher Kas is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 224th, which he reached on 4 November 2002. His career high in doubles was at 27 set at 14 July 2008.-Doubles:...  & Rogier Wassen Rogier Wassen Rogier Wassen is a Dutch tennis player who competes regularly on the ATP Tour as a doubles player.Wassen reached his highest doubles ranking on the ATP Tour on 10 September, 2007 when he became world no. 24. The right-hander has won three ATP doubles titles... , who advanced for the second time in the day, when they received a walkover. On the women's side, French Open 2008 French Open The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....  champions Anabel Medina Garrigues Anabel Medina Garrigues Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No...  & Virginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 42 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Virginia Ruano Pascual (born September 21, 1973) is...  cruised to the second round, along with Bethanie Mattek Bethanie Mattek Bethanie Lynn Mattek-Sands is an American professional tennis player who competes on the WTA Tour. She lives in Miami, Florida but trains in Phoenix, Arizona...  & Sania Mirza Sania Mirza Sania Mirza , born 15 November 1986, is an Indian tennis player. She started her tennis career in 2003. In 2004 she was awarded the Arjuna award by the Indian Government.-Early life:... , and Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and current World No. 1. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on four separate occasions...  & Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate occasions; as of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 4...  were the first pair to advance to the third round. Australian Open 2008 Australian Open The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year...  champions Alona Bondarenko & Kateryna Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko Kateryna Volodymyrivna Bondarenko is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine and a doubles champion at Australian Open 2008....  withdrew from the competition, due to the right leg injury which had already forced Alona Bondarenko to retire in her singles match on the previous day, and twelfth seeds Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova is a Russian professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3. She won the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open singles titles...  & Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; born 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. She is a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles in 2006, at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....  also chose to withdraw. Seeded players out: Martin Damm Martin Damm Martin Damm is a tennis player from the Czech Republic, who turned professional in 1990. He is 6'2" 195 lb and is best known for his achievements as a doubles player. , Damm has never won a title in singles, but won a total of 39 titles in doubles...  / Pavel Vízner Pavel Vízner Pavel Vízner is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Vízner has reached the French Open final twice, having had turned professional in 1990 and achieved a career high doubles ranking of World Number 5 on September 10, 2007.- Career :While Vízner had played tournaments in 1988... , Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player. He is among the best doubles tennis players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament ....  / Mark Knowles Mark Knowles Mark Knowles is a professional male tennis player from the Bahamas. He was awarded All American honors at UCLA in both singles and doubles. His highest singles ranking on the ATP was World No. 93. He has been very successful in doubles partnering with Canadian Daniel Nestor. The pair have won the... ; Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko Kateryna Volodymyrivna Bondarenko is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine and a doubles champion at Australian Open 2008....  (withdrawal), Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova is a Russian professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3. She won the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open singles titles...  / Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; born 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. She is a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles in 2006, at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....  (withdrawal). (Pictures from Day 4) Day 5 Rain interrupted play for about an hour and a half during the early afternoon in what was the first rain delay of the 2008 Championships. World No. 1 and five-time Wimbledon winner Roger Federer Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. As of October 2009, he is ranked world number 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals , having previously held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks...  cruised to the fourth round of the men's singles, along with Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Glynn Hewitt is a professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1 ranked player, from Australia. In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked number one at age 20... , Feliciano López Feliciano López Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid.... , 2006 semifinalist and 2007 quarterfinalist Marcos Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis born June 17, 1985, Limassol is a Cypriot professional tennis player. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships and reached a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 8 on August 2006. As of October 2009, he is ranked No... , and thirteenth seed Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. His career ranking high is #9, achieved on 9 June 2008.He considers clay his best surface, and the backhand his best shot... , who was leading two-sets-to-love when his opponent Mischa Zverev Mischa Zverev Michael "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Hamburg, Germany and represents Germany internationally...  retired. Twenty-second seed and Nottingham finalist 2008 Nottingham Open The 2008 Nottingham Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 20th edition of the Nottingham Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...  Fernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is currently the second-highest ranked Spanish tennis player, ranked number 9 in the world . Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...  knocked out eleventh seed and 2007 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Tomáš Berdych Tomáš Berdych Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:At the 2005 Paris Masters he won his first career ATP Masters Series title... , crushing the Czech in the third set to win 6–4, 6–4, 6–0, in little more than an-hour-and-a-half, 2004 Wimbledon semifinalist Mario Ančić Mario Ancic Mario Ančić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. He has won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His highest international ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached No. 7 in singles...  edged fifth seed and 's-Hertogenbosch 2008 Ordina Open The 2008 Ordina Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 19th edition of the Ordina Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...  titlist David Ferrer David Ferrer David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain. He turned professional in 2000....  after more than three hours of play, on the final score of 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 7–6(3), and former World No. 1 and now ATP Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour...  No. 75 Marat Safin Marat Safin Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a former World No. 1 Russian ATP tennis player. He is the older brother of current World No. 2 WTA player Dinara Safina. They are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history to both achieve No. 1 rankings.Safin began his professional career in 1997, and held the No...  continued his run in the tournament, taking out twenty-ninth seed Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from the province of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol-Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hardcourts his favourite surface. He is coached by Massimo Sartori...  in four sets 7–6(5), 3–6, 7–6(3), 6–4. In the women's singles, Nicole Vaidišová Nicole Vaidišová Nicole Vaidišová is a Czech female tennis player.Vaidišová has been playing tennis since she was six years old. She is a student of Nick Bollettieri and trains at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Her serve is considered her biggest weapon. As of 28 September 2009,... , Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova is a Russian professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3. She won the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open singles titles... , Anna Chakvetadze Anna Chakvetadze Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze ; born March 5, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won seven WTA Singles Titles. As of July 27 2009, she is ranked World No... , Agnieszka Radwańska Agnieszka Radwanska Agnieszka Radwańska is a WTA Tour Polish tennis player.She defeated Tamira Paszek of Austria to win the 2005 Girls' Singles Championship at Wimbledon. As a professional, her highest career singles ranking is World No. 9, achieved on 4 August 2008. As of 12 October , 2009, she is ranked World No...  and Ágnes Szávay Ágnes Szávay Ágnes Szávay is a professional tennis player from Hungary. She is the country's second highest ranked tennis player. She was the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She achieved her career high ranking of World No. 13 on April 14, 2008. As of July 13, 2009, she is ranked World No...  advanced to the fourth round, alongside two-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and current World No. 1. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on four separate occasions... , who defeated 2006 champion 2006 Wimbledon Championships The 2006 Wimbledon Championships began on 26 June and finished on 9 July, 2006.-Gentlemen's singles: Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3-Ladies' singles: Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin 2-6 6-3 6-4...  Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; born 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. She is a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles in 2006, at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....  7–6(5), 6–1. Meanwhile, unseeded American Bethanie Mattek Bethanie Mattek Bethanie Lynn Mattek-Sands is an American professional tennis player who competes on the WTA Tour. She lives in Miami, Florida but trains in Phoenix, Arizona...  upset defending finalist 2007 Wimbledon Championships The 2007 Wimbledon Championships were held between 25 June and 8 July, 2007. For the first time there was equal prize money for the men's and women's singles champions. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof....  and eleventh seed Marion Bartoli Marion Bartoli Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 1. She has won five Women's Tennis Association titles, and was runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. As of October 12 2009, Bartoli is ranked World No.12.-Early Life and Personal Life:Bartoli was born on 2...  in straight sets. The shock of the day was produced by 2006 Australian Open 2006 Australian Open The 2006 Australian Open was played between January 16 and January 29, 2006.- Leadup :Several leading men's players declined to attend the Open due to injury, including Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and defending champion Marat Safin....  and 2006 Wimbledon 2006 Wimbledon Championships The 2006 Wimbledon Championships began on 26 June and finished on 9 July, 2006.-Gentlemen's singles: Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3-Ladies' singles: Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin 2-6 6-3 6-4...  doubles champion and wild card Jie Zheng, as the WTA Women's Tennis Association The Women's Tennis Association, formed in 1973, is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It organizes the WTA Tour, the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, which has for sponsorship reasons been known since 2005 as The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour...  No. 133 knocked out of the tournament World No. 1, French Open 2008 French Open The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....  champion and 2007 Wimbledon semifinalist Ana Ivanović Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanović, is a former World No.1 Serbian tennis player. As of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 14 by the Women's Tennis Association...  in straight sets, on the score of 6–1, 6–4. Seeded players out: Tomáš Berdych Tomáš Berdych Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:At the 2005 Paris Masters he won his first career ATP Masters Series title... , David Ferrer David Ferrer David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain. He turned professional in 2000.... , Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from the province of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol-Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hardcourts his favourite surface. He is coached by Massimo Sartori... ; Marion Bartoli Marion Bartoli Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 1. She has won five Women's Tennis Association titles, and was runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. As of October 12 2009, Bartoli is ranked World No.12.-Early Life and Personal Life:Bartoli was born on 2... , Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; born 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. She is a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles in 2006, at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon.... , Ana Ivanović Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanović, is a former World No.1 Serbian tennis player. As of October 19, 2009, she is ranked World No. 14 by the Women's Tennis Association... . Among the teams advancing to the men's doubles' third round were top ranked Bob Bryan Bob Bryan Robert Charles Bryan was born on April 29, 1978, in Camarillo, California and is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has been a World No. 1 doubles player for the last several years. He has won thirteen Grand Slam titles, including seven in men's doubles...  & Mike Bryan Mike Bryan Michael Carl Bryan is an American professional tennis player. He stands tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998.-College:... , František Čermák František Cermák František Čermák is a Czech professional tennis player. Čermák turned pro in 1998. He has won 15 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and has been a finalist 12 times. He reached his career high doubles ranking of World No. 18 on July 18, 2005. He usually plays doubles with countryman Leoš Friedl....  & Jordan Kerr Jordan Kerr Jordan Kerr is an Australian professional tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 356th, which he reached on 7 August 2000. His career high in doubles was at 23rd, which he reached on 18 August 2008.... , Marcelo Melo Marcelo Melo Marcelo Melo is a Brazilian tennis player, currently ranked 22nd in the world in doubles. Alongside regular teammate André Sá, he has reached the Mens Doubles semifinal at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and the quarterfinal at the 2007 US Open...  & André Sá André Sá André Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:... , Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career best singles ranking is ATP World No. 33, which he reached in October 2009...  & Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau... , Jonas Björkman Jonas Björkman Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World No. 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles...  & Kevin Ullyett Kevin Ullyett Kevin Ullyett Kevin Ullyett Kevin Ullyett (born on 23 May 1972 in Harare is a professional tennis player from Zim